diff --git a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml
index de4222e41..9a1b9364e 100644
--- a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.reloader.deployment.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
+        "kubernetes.io/os": linux
 {{ toYaml .Values.reloader.deployment.nodeSelector | indent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
       {{- if or (.Values.reloader.deployment.affinity) (.Values.reloader.enableHA) }}
diff --git a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/tests/deployment_test.yaml b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/tests/deployment_test.yaml
index 2838fe41b..4a9e9c163 100644
--- a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/tests/deployment_test.yaml
+++ b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/tests/deployment_test.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ templates:
   - deployment.yaml
 
 tests:
+  - it: sets nodeSelector to linux only
+    set:
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.nodeSelector."kubernetes.io/os"
+          value: linux
+
   - it: sets readOnlyRootFilesystem in container securityContext when reloader.readOnlyRootFileSystem is true
     set:
       reloader:
diff --git a/deployments/kubernetes/manifests/deployment.yaml b/deployments/kubernetes/manifests/deployment.yaml
index da34ab17c..4f635be4d 100644
--- a/deployments/kubernetes/manifests/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployments/kubernetes/manifests/deployment.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: reloader-reloader
     spec:
+      nodeSelector:
+        "kubernetes.io/os": linux
       containers:
         - image: "ghcr.io/stakater/reloader:v1.4.10"
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
diff --git a/deployments/kubernetes/reloader.yaml b/deployments/kubernetes/reloader.yaml
index 4b25b079b..ebd432561 100644
--- a/deployments/kubernetes/reloader.yaml
+++ b/deployments/kubernetes/reloader.yaml
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: reloader-reloader
     spec:
+      nodeSelector:
+        "kubernetes.io/os": linux
       containers:
       - env:
         - name: GOMAXPROCS