diff --git a/jsonnet/kube-prometheus/components/prometheus.libsonnet b/jsonnet/kube-prometheus/components/prometheus.libsonnet
index 3b85906d..f72f19f9 100644
--- a/jsonnet/kube-prometheus/components/prometheus.libsonnet
+++ b/jsonnet/kube-prometheus/components/prometheus.libsonnet
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ function(params) {
     apiVersion: 'v1',
     kind: 'ServiceAccount',
     metadata: p._metadata,
-    automountServiceAccountToken: false,
+    automountServiceAccountToken: true,
   },
 
   service: {