diff --git a/pkg/instancegroups/rollingupdate.go b/pkg/instancegroups/rollingupdate.go
index 1ece8d0147c13..0aeff6e2493a0 100644
--- a/pkg/instancegroups/rollingupdate.go
+++ b/pkg/instancegroups/rollingupdate.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func (c *RollingUpdateCluster) AdjustNeedUpdate(groups map[string]*cloudinstance
 
 				if makeNotReady {
 					group.NeedUpdate = append(group.NeedUpdate, member)
+					member.Status = cloudinstances.CloudInstanceStatusNeedsUpdate
 				} else {
 					newReady = append(newReady, member)
 				}