diff --git a/internal/cmd/controller/agentmanagement/controllers/resources/data.go b/internal/cmd/controller/agentmanagement/controllers/resources/data.go
index e83479156f..b1e2d93887 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/controller/agentmanagement/controllers/resources/data.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/controller/agentmanagement/controllers/resources/data.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func ApplyBootstrapResources(systemNamespace, systemRegistrationNamespace string
 					Resources: []string{fleet.BundleDeploymentResourceNamePlural},
 				},
 				{
-					Verbs:     []string{"update"},
+					Verbs:     []string{"update", "patch"},
 					APIGroups: []string{fleet.SchemeGroupVersion.Group},
 					Resources: []string{fleet.BundleDeploymentResourceNamePlural + "/status"},
 				},