diff --git a/modules/kubernetes-addons/helm-addon/locals.tf b/modules/kubernetes-addons/helm-addon/locals.tf
index eb04729c0f..f8bf09b911 100644
--- a/modules/kubernetes-addons/helm-addon/locals.tf
+++ b/modules/kubernetes-addons/helm-addon/locals.tf
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ locals {
     create_kubernetes_namespace       = true
     create_kubernetes_service_account = true
     iam_role_path                     = "/"
+    irsa_iam_policies                 = []
   })
 }
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