diff --git a/charts/talos-cloud-controller-manager/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/talos-cloud-controller-manager/templates/deployment.yaml
index 8fa50be..2c1dfa8 100644
--- a/charts/talos-cloud-controller-manager/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/talos-cloud-controller-manager/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ spec:
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       hostNetwork: true
       {{- end }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ default  "system-cluster-critical" .Values.priorityClassName }}
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
           securityContext:
diff --git a/charts/talos-cloud-controller-manager/values.yaml b/charts/talos-cloud-controller-manager/values.yaml
index 89eba57..be98a7e 100644
--- a/charts/talos-cloud-controller-manager/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/talos-cloud-controller-manager/values.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ serviceAccount:
   name: ""
 
 # -- CCM pods' priorityClassName.
-priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
+priorityClassName: ""
 
 # -- Annotations for data pods.
 # ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/annotations/