diff --git a/config/source/multi/deployments/controller.yaml b/config/source/multi/deployments/controller.yaml
index 63fdc539d9..431160d9a2 100644
--- a/config/source/multi/deployments/controller.yaml
+++ b/config/source/multi/deployments/controller.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ spec:
 
         # The scheduling policy type for placing vreplicas on pods (see type SchedulerPolicyType for enum list)
         - name: SCHEDULER_POLICY_TYPE
-          value: 'EVENSPREAD'
+          value: 'MAXFILLUP'
 
         resources:
           requests: