diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_engine_accelerator/nvidia_gpu/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_engine_accelerator/nvidia_gpu/defaults/main.yml
index a4f19df49..1b0d7859a 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_engine_accelerator/nvidia_gpu/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_engine_accelerator/nvidia_gpu/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ nvidia_driver_install_ubuntu_container: gcr.io/google-containers/ubuntu-nvidia-d
 nvidia_driver_install_supported: false
 nvidia_gpu_device_plugin_container: "k8s.gcr.io/nvidia-gpu-device-plugin@sha256:0842734032018be107fa2490c98156992911e3e1f2a21e059ff0105b07dd8e9e"
 nvidia_gpu_nodes: []
+nvidia_gpu_device_plugin_memory: 30Mi
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_engine_accelerator/nvidia_gpu/templates/k8s-device-plugin-nvidia-daemonset.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_engine_accelerator/nvidia_gpu/templates/k8s-device-plugin-nvidia-daemonset.yml.j2
index f0fcb1ea9..a476389bc 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_engine_accelerator/nvidia_gpu/templates/k8s-device-plugin-nvidia-daemonset.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_engine_accelerator/nvidia_gpu/templates/k8s-device-plugin-nvidia-daemonset.yml.j2
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ spec:
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 50m
-            memory: 10Mi
+            memory: {{ nvidia_gpu_device_plugin_memory }}
           limits:
             cpu: 50m
-            memory: 10Mi
+            memory: {{ nvidia_gpu_device_plugin_memory }}
         securityContext:
           privileged: true
         volumeMounts: