diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 60eccd54de..72d62cb005 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ spec:
   {{- end }}
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.revisionHistoryLimit }}
   {{- if .Values.controller.updateStrategy }}
-  updateStrategy: {{ toYaml .Values.controller.updateStrategy | nindent 4 }}
+  strategy:
+    {{ toYaml .Values.controller.updateStrategy | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
   minReadySeconds: {{ .Values.controller.minReadySeconds }}
   template: