diff --git a/cluster/platform/cilium-config/values.yaml b/cluster/platform/cilium-config/values.yaml
index f922436..b150ac4 100644
--- a/cluster/platform/cilium-config/values.yaml
+++ b/cluster/platform/cilium-config/values.yaml
@@ -55,3 +55,8 @@ prometheus:
   enabled: true
   serviceMonitor:
     enabled: false  # enable once Prometheus operator is in-cluster
+
+# Talos compatibility — /etc/sysctl.d/ does not exist on Talos nodes
+# Without this the apply-sysctl-overwrites init container fails on Talos
+sysctlfix:
+  enabled: false