diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2
index 885fc2ed7..55c5c005a 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ authorization:
   mode: AlwaysAllow
 {% endif %}
 {% if kubelet_enforce_node_allocatable is defined and kubelet_enforce_node_allocatable != "\"\"" %}
-{% set kubelet_enforce_node_allocatable_list = kubelet_enforce_node_allocatable.split() %}
+{% set kubelet_enforce_node_allocatable_list = kubelet_enforce_node_allocatable.split(",") %}
 enforceNodeAllocatable:
 {% for item in kubelet_enforce_node_allocatable_list %}
 - {{ item }}