diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium/ds.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium/ds.yml.j2
index 9930458f6..cd603ff5c 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium/ds.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium/ds.yml.j2
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ spec:
           httpGet:
             host: '127.0.0.1'
             path: /healthz
+{% if cilium_version | regex_replace('v') is version('1.11.6', '>=') %}
+            port: 9879
+{% else %}
             port: 9876
+{% endif %}
             scheme: HTTP
             httpHeaders:
             - name: "brief"
@@ -108,7 +112,11 @@ spec:
           httpGet:
             host: '127.0.0.1'
             path: /healthz
+{% if cilium_version | regex_replace('v') is version('1.11.6', '>=') %}
+            port: 9879
+{% else %}
             port: 9876
+{% endif %}
             scheme: HTTP
             httpHeaders:
             - name: "brief"
@@ -121,7 +129,11 @@ spec:
           httpGet:
             host: 127.0.0.1
             path: /healthz
+{% if cilium_version | regex_replace('v') is version('1.11.6', '>=') %}
+            port: 9879
+{% else %}
             port: 9876
+{% endif %}
             scheme: HTTP
             httpHeaders:
             - name: "brief"