diff --git a/deployment/helm/memory-qos/templates/daemonset.yaml b/deployment/helm/memory-qos/templates/daemonset.yaml
index ea870fc5c..cc33c0d9e 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/memory-qos/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/memory-qos/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ spec:
       - name: nrisockets
         hostPath:
           path: /var/run/nri
-          type: Directory
+          type: DirectoryOrCreate
       {{- if .Values.nri.patchRuntimeConfig }}
       - name: containerd-config
         hostPath:
diff --git a/deployment/helm/memtierd/templates/daemonset.yaml b/deployment/helm/memtierd/templates/daemonset.yaml
index af4c66b27..66fae50b1 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/memtierd/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/memtierd/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ spec:
       - name: nrisockets
         hostPath:
           path: /var/run/nri
-          type: Directory
+          type: DirectoryOrCreate
       - name: host-bitmap
         hostPath:
           path: /sys/kernel/mm/page_idle/bitmap