diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-poddisruptionbudget.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-poddisruptionbudget.yaml
index 3a6e8ebde4..00891cee5d 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-poddisruptionbudget.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-poddisruptionbudget.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if .Values.defaultBackend.enabled -}}
 {{- if or (gt (.Values.defaultBackend.replicaCount | int) 1) (gt (.Values.defaultBackend.autoscaling.minReplicas | int) 1) }}
 apiVersion: {{ ternary "policy/v1" "policy/v1beta1" (semverCompare ">=1.21.0-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) }}
 kind: PodDisruptionBudget
@@ -17,3 +18,4 @@ spec:
       app.kubernetes.io/component: default-backend
   minAvailable: {{ .Values.defaultBackend.minAvailable }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- end }}