diff --git a/operator/CHANGELOG.md b/operator/CHANGELOG.md
index 8afb94768419..96f1d59a5e1f 100644
--- a/operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Release 5.9.4
 
+- [13450](https://github.com/grafana/loki/pull/13450) **periklis**: fix(operator): Skip updating annotations for serviceaccounts
 - [13430](https://github.com/grafana/loki/pull/13430) **periklis**: fix(operator): Support v3.1.0 in OpenShift dashboards
 - [13422](https://github.com/grafana/loki/pull/13422) **periklis** feat(operator): Update Loki operand to v3.1.0
 - [13369](https://github.com/grafana/loki/pull/13369) **jatinsu**: feat(operator): Add support for the volume API
diff --git a/operator/internal/manifests/mutate.go b/operator/internal/manifests/mutate.go
index 63308bb9ceb6..390ee86db6e6 100644
--- a/operator/internal/manifests/mutate.go
+++ b/operator/internal/manifests/mutate.go
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ func mutateSecret(existing, desired *corev1.Secret) {
 }
 
 func mutateServiceAccount(existing, desired *corev1.ServiceAccount) {
-	existing.Annotations = desired.Annotations
 	existing.Labels = desired.Labels
 }