diff --git a/config/prow/Makefile b/config/prow/Makefile
index 1e68c5436e3d..9ed06cd8bfd6 100644
--- a/config/prow/Makefile
+++ b/config/prow/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ deploy-prow: get-cluster-credentials
 	kubectl apply --server-side=true -f ./cluster/prowjob-crd/prowjob_customresourcedefinition.yaml
 	kubectl apply -f ./cluster/
 
+	# Temporary solution for working around the issue of KES being flaky, see
+	# https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra/issues/24869#issuecomment-1147530320.
+	# TODO(chaodaiG): remove this once the above issue is fixed.
+	kubectl rollout restart deployment kubernetes-external-secrets
+
 deploy-build: get-build-cluster-credentials
 	kubectl apply -f ./cluster/build/