diff --git a/packages/system/kubevirt/templates/kubevirt-cr.yaml b/packages/system/kubevirt/templates/kubevirt-cr.yaml
index 08adc122..7897789b 100644
--- a/packages/system/kubevirt/templates/kubevirt-cr.yaml
+++ b/packages/system/kubevirt/templates/kubevirt-cr.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ spec:
       - CPUManager
       - GPU
       - VMExport
+    evictionStrategy: LiveMigrate
     vmRolloutStrategy: LiveUpdate
   workloadUpdateStrategy:
     workloadUpdateMethods: