diff --git a/multidimensional-pod-autoscaler/deploy/mpa-rbac.yaml b/multidimensional-pod-autoscaler/deploy/mpa-rbac.yaml
index 816f74e3b0f0..87c8a553b5db 100644
--- a/multidimensional-pod-autoscaler/deploy/mpa-rbac.yaml
+++ b/multidimensional-pod-autoscaler/deploy/mpa-rbac.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ rules:
       - list
       - watch
       - create
+      - patch
   - apiGroups:
       - "poc.autoscaling.k8s.io"
     resources: