diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
index f7670318fb3..c18209e7ceb 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ common_required_pkgs:
 # GCE docker repository
 disable_ipv6_dns: false
 
+# Remove default cluster search domains (``default.svc.{{ dns_domain }}, svc.{{ dns_domain }}``).
+remove_default_searchdomains: false
+
 kube_owner: kube
 kube_cert_group: kube-cert
 kube_config_dir: /etc/kubernetes