diff --git a/pkg/nfd-master/nfd-api-controller.go b/pkg/nfd-master/nfd-api-controller.go
index 055bf0154d..18eacb241c 100644
--- a/pkg/nfd-master/nfd-api-controller.go
+++ b/pkg/nfd-master/nfd-api-controller.go
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ func newNfdController(config *restclient.Config, nfdApiControllerOptions nfdApiC
 
 	// Start informers
 	informerFactory.Start(c.stopChan)
+	informerFactory.WaitForCacheSync(c.stopChan)
 
 	return c, nil
 }