diff --git a/deploy/default-backend.yaml b/deploy/default-backend.yaml
index 0f496616b..a218c0ae5 100644
--- a/deploy/default-backend.yaml
+++ b/deploy/default-backend.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ metadata:
   namespace: ingress-nginx
 spec:
   replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: default-http-backend
   template:
     metadata:
       labels: