diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium/ds.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium/ds.yml.j2
index 38360342b3b..aabf20da067 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium/ds.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium/ds.yml.j2
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ spec:
         - {{ env_var | to_nice_yaml(indent=2) | indent(10) }}
 {% endfor %}
         lifecycle:
+{% if cilium_version | regex_replace('v') is version('1.14', '<=') %}
           postStart:
             exec:
               command:
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ spec:
 {% if cilium_version | regex_replace('v') is version('1.12', '>=') %}
               - "--enable-debug={{ cilium_debug | string | lower }}"
               - "--log-file={{ cilium_cni_log_file }}"
+{% endif %}
 {% endif %}
           preStop:
             exec: