diff --git a/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/service.yaml b/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/service.yaml
index 0d4789818f..0ed9ed7db6 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/service.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if not .Values.enableNodeFeatureApi }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
@@ -16,3 +17,4 @@ spec:
   selector:
     {{- include "node-feature-discovery.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
     role: master
+{{- end}}