diff --git a/config/prow/config.yaml b/config/prow/config.yaml
index 027b60226c20..94980ba575ba 100644
--- a/config/prow/config.yaml
+++ b/config/prow/config.yaml
@@ -467,6 +467,10 @@ branch-protection:
           branches:
             gh-pages:
               protect: false
+        descheduler:
+          branches:
+            gh-pages:
+              protect: false
         external-dns:
           branches:
             gh-pages: