diff --git a/pkg/cmd/server/kubernetes/master/master_config.go b/pkg/cmd/server/kubernetes/master/master_config.go
index 06cf334b554f..e42843028d9a 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/server/kubernetes/master/master_config.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/server/kubernetes/master/master_config.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func BuildKubeAPIserverOptions(masterConfig configapi.MasterConfig) (*kapiserver
 	server.Etcd.StorageConfig.KeyFile = masterConfig.EtcdClientInfo.ClientCert.KeyFile
 	server.Etcd.StorageConfig.CertFile = masterConfig.EtcdClientInfo.ClientCert.CertFile
 	server.Etcd.StorageConfig.CAFile = masterConfig.EtcdClientInfo.CA
-	server.Etcd.DefaultWatchCacheSize = DefaultWatchCacheSize
+	server.Etcd.DefaultWatchCacheSize = 0
 
 	server.GenericServerRunOptions.CorsAllowedOriginList = masterConfig.CORSAllowedOrigins
 	server.GenericServerRunOptions.MaxRequestsInFlight = masterConfig.ServingInfo.MaxRequestsInFlight