diff --git a/Makefile.d/k8s.mk b/Makefile.d/k8s.mk
index 5689224b1a2..18b29ed43a8 100644
--- a/Makefile.d/k8s.mk
+++ b/Makefile.d/k8s.mk
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ k8s/metrics/jaeger/deploy:
 	helm repo add jaegertracing https://jaegertracing.github.io/helm-charts
 	helm install jaeger jaegertracing/jaeger-operator --version $(JAEGER_OPERATOR_VERSION)
 	kubectl wait --for=condition=ready pod -l app.kubernetes.io/name=jaeger-operator --timeout=60s
+	kubectl wait --for=condition=available deployment/jaeger-jaeger-operator --timeout=60s
 	sleep $(JAEGER_OPERATOR_WAIT_DURATION)
 	kubectl apply -f k8s/metrics/jaeger/jaeger.yaml