diff --git a/modules/karpenter/policy.tf b/modules/karpenter/policy.tf
index ef478a08e8..1b3df556ea 100644
--- a/modules/karpenter/policy.tf
+++ b/modules/karpenter/policy.tf
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "controller" {
     sid       = "AllowRegionalReadActions"
     resources = ["*"]
     actions = [
+      "ec2:DescribeCapacityReservations",
       "ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones",
       "ec2:DescribeImages",
       "ec2:DescribeInstances",