diff --git a/pkg/comp-functions/functions/common/pdb.go b/pkg/comp-functions/functions/common/pdb.go
index 33642b1271..f1c599a595 100644
--- a/pkg/comp-functions/functions/common/pdb.go
+++ b/pkg/comp-functions/functions/common/pdb.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func AddPDBSettings[T client.Object](ctx context.Context, obj T, svc *runtime.Se
 		},
 	}
 
-	err = svc.SetDesiredKubeObject(x, comp.GetName()+"-pdb")
+	err = svc.SetDesiredKubeObject(x, comp.GetName()+"-pdb", runtime.KubeOptionAllowDeletion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return runtime.NewFatalResult(fmt.Errorf("could not set desired kube compect: %w", err))
 	}