diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/kubernetes/KubernetesClusterSchedulerBackend.scala b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/kubernetes/KubernetesClusterSchedulerBackend.scala
index 6dbe918f966e4..a0753728f8cfd 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/kubernetes/KubernetesClusterSchedulerBackend.scala
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/kubernetes/KubernetesClusterSchedulerBackend.scala
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ private[spark] class KubernetesClusterSchedulerBackend(
       .endMetadata()
       .withNewSpec()
         .withHostname(hostname)
+        .withRestartPolicy("Never")
         .withNodeSelector(nodeSelector.asJava)
       .endSpec()
       .build()