diff --git a/deploy/biren-device-plugin.yaml b/deploy/biren-device-plugin.yaml
index 11efcf47142c53b64a0caba23b41846ff1d7a7d9..4ee47c6fe809ce404760d5571d4ec301b1c69dc8 100644
--- a/deploy/biren-device-plugin.yaml
+++ b/deploy/biren-device-plugin.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
-        scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod: ""
+        priorityClassName: system-node-critical
       labels:
         name: biren-device-plugin
         app.kubernetes.io/component: exporter