diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/tasks/main.yml
index 151cc515c..f65a64029 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/tasks/main.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,23 @@
   when: dns_mode != 'none' and inventory_hostname == groups['kube-master'][0]
   tags: dnsmasq
 
+# see https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/45084
+# TODO: this is only needed for "old" kube-dns
+- name: Kubernetes Apps | Patch system:kube-dns ClusterRole
+  command: >
+    {{bin_dir}}/kubectl patch clusterrole system:kube-dns
+    --patch='{
+               "rules": [
+                 {
+                   "apiGroups" : [""],
+                   "resources" : ["endpoints", "services"],
+                   "verbs": ["list", "watch", "get"]
+                 }
+               ]
+             }'
+  when: dns_mode != 'none' and inventory_hostname == groups['kube-master'][0]
+  tags: dnsmasq
+
 - name: Kubernetes Apps | Start Resources
   kube:
     name: "{{item.item.name}}"