diff --git a/config/300-gateway.yaml b/config/300-gateway.yaml
index 4a71d3eb7..6c9df8f9f 100644
--- a/config/300-gateway.yaml
+++ b/config/300-gateway.yaml
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ spec:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             readOnlyRootFilesystem: false
             runAsNonRoot: true
-            runAsUser: 65534
-            runAsGroup: 65534
             capabilities:
               drop:
                 - ALL
diff --git a/openshift/patches/003-dropuid.patch b/openshift/patches/003-dropuid.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b7d331f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openshift/patches/003-dropuid.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/config/300-gateway.yaml b/config/300-gateway.yaml
+index 4a71d3eb..6c9df8f9 100644
+--- a/config/300-gateway.yaml
++++ b/config/300-gateway.yaml
+@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ spec:
+             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+             readOnlyRootFilesystem: false
+             runAsNonRoot: true
+-            runAsUser: 65534
+-            runAsGroup: 65534
+             capabilities:
+               drop:
+                 - ALL
diff --git a/openshift/release/artifacts/net-kourier.yaml b/openshift/release/artifacts/net-kourier.yaml
index 75fb69cfd..319131466 100644
--- a/openshift/release/artifacts/net-kourier.yaml
+++ b/openshift/release/artifacts/net-kourier.yaml
@@ -486,8 +486,6 @@ spec:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             readOnlyRootFilesystem: false
             runAsNonRoot: true
-            runAsUser: 65534
-            runAsGroup: 65534
             capabilities:
               drop:
                 - ALL