diff --git a/controllers/submariner/globalnet_resources.go b/controllers/submariner/globalnet_resources.go
index 01885e4f9..858c9f1d4 100644
--- a/controllers/submariner/globalnet_resources.go
+++ b/controllers/submariner/globalnet_resources.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func newGlobalnetDaemonSet(cr *v1alpha1.Submariner, name string) *appsv1.DaemonS
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					Volumes: []corev1.Volume{
 						{Name: "host-run-xtables-lock", VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{HostPath: &corev1.HostPathVolumeSource{
-							Path: "/run/xtables.lock",
+							Path: "/run/xtables.lock", Type: ptr.To(corev1.HostPathFileOrCreate),
 						}}},
 					},
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
diff --git a/controllers/submariner/route_agent_resources.go b/controllers/submariner/route_agent_resources.go
index c8bc344fb..809428fc8 100644
--- a/controllers/submariner/route_agent_resources.go
+++ b/controllers/submariner/route_agent_resources.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func newRouteAgentDaemonSet(cr *v1alpha1.Submariner, name string) *appsv1.Daemon
 					Volumes: []corev1.Volume{
 						// We need to share /run/xtables.lock with the host for iptables
 						{Name: "host-run-xtables-lock", VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{HostPath: &corev1.HostPathVolumeSource{
-							Path: "/run/xtables.lock",
+							Path: "/run/xtables.lock", Type: ptr.To(corev1.HostPathFileOrCreate),
 						}}},
 						// We need to share /run/openvswitch/db.sock with the host for OVS
 						{Name: "host-run-openvswitch-db-sock", VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{HostPath: &corev1.HostPathVolumeSource{