diff --git a/pkg/provider/azure_storageaccount.go b/pkg/provider/azure_storageaccount.go
index 7e132af699..e7df8a5c41 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/azure_storageaccount.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/azure_storageaccount.go
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) EnsureStorageAccount(accountOptions *AccountOptions, genAccount
 					NetworkRuleSet:         networkRuleSet,
 					IsHnsEnabled:           accountOptions.IsHnsEnabled,
 					EnableNfsV3:            accountOptions.EnableNfsV3,
+					MinimumTLSVersion:      storage.MinimumTLSVersionTLS12,
 				},
 				Tags:     tags,
 				Location: &location}