diff --git a/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml b/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
index f9000134e..4b38d1368 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ downloads:
       - k8s_cluster
 
   dnsautoscaler:
-    enabled: "{{ dns_mode in ['coredns', 'coredns_dual'] }}"
+    enabled: "{{ dns_mode in ['coredns', 'coredns_dual'] and enable_dns_autoscaler }}"
     container: true
     repo: "{{ dnsautoscaler_image_repo }}"
     tag: "{{ dnsautoscaler_image_tag }}"