diff --git a/files/ingress-nginx.yaml b/files/ingress-nginx.yaml
index beb2db75..bb7d33ae 100644
--- a/files/ingress-nginx.yaml
+++ b/files/ingress-nginx.yaml
@@ -415,6 +415,8 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/component: controller
   name: nginx
   namespace: ingress-nginx
+  annotations:
+    ingressclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class: "true"
 spec:
   controller: k8s.io/ingress-nginx
 ---
@@ -568,4 +570,4 @@ roleRef:
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: ingress-nginx-admission
-    namespace: ingress-nginx
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+    namespace: ingress-nginx