diff --git a/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/bootstrap/talos/patches/global/sysctl.yaml.j2 b/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/bootstrap/talos/patches/global/sysctl.yaml.j2
index ca06be31d06..a7012f3a557 100644
--- a/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/bootstrap/talos/patches/global/sysctl.yaml.j2
+++ b/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/bootstrap/talos/patches/global/sysctl.yaml.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 machine:
   sysctls:
-    fs.inotify.max_user_watches: "1048576
+    fs.inotify.max_user_watches: "1048576"
     fs.inotify.max_user_instances: "8192"
     net.core.rmem_max: "7500000"
     net.core.wmem_max: "7500000"