diff --git a/config/v1.6/aws-k8s-cni.yaml b/config/v1.6/aws-k8s-cni.yaml
index a82d22894d6..d4e7238a0c5 100644
--- a/config/v1.6/aws-k8s-cni.yaml
+++ b/config/v1.6/aws-k8s-cni.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ spec:
   updateStrategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
-      maxUnavailable: "10%"
+      maxUnavailable: "95%"
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       k8s-app: aws-node