diff --git a/templates/common/_base/files/kubelet-auto-sizing.yaml b/templates/common/_base/files/kubelet-auto-sizing.yaml
index cdb0c6d13b..b158d87847 100644
--- a/templates/common/_base/files/kubelet-auto-sizing.yaml
+++ b/templates/common/_base/files/kubelet-auto-sizing.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ contents:
         if (($total_memory >= 0)); then # 2% of any memory above 128GB
             recommended_systemreserved_memory=$(echo $recommended_systemreserved_memory $(echo $total_memory 0.02 | awk '{print $1 * $2}') | awk '{print $1 + $2}')
         fi
+        recommended_systemreserved_memory=$(echo $recommended_systemreserved_memory | awk '{printf("%d\n",$1 + 0.5)}') # Round off so we avoid float conversions
         echo "SYSTEM_RESERVED_MEMORY=${recommended_systemreserved_memory}Gi">> ${NODE_SIZES_ENV}
     }
     function dynamic_cpu_sizing {