diff --git a/pkg/model/components/kindnet.go b/pkg/model/components/kindnet.go
index 7d5a3101c8a2a..31ee0d5d28201 100644
--- a/pkg/model/components/kindnet.go
+++ b/pkg/model/components/kindnet.go
@@ -56,5 +56,9 @@ func (b *KindnetOptionsBuilder) BuildOptions(o *kops.Cluster) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if c.FastPathThreshold == nil {
+		c.FastPathThreshold = fi.PtrTo(int32(0))
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }