diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/resources/values.yml b/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/resources/values.yml
index 14c422d..83ccb6a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/resources/values.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/resources/values.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ cni:
 containerRuntime:
   integration: containerd
 devices: enp+
+socketLB:
+  enabled: false # supposed to be default off, but it's enabled anyway, and looks fun lol # TODO: 2024-06-02: temporarily turned off to attempt fixing endpoint creation timeout
+  hostNamespaceOnly: true # KubeVirt compatibility
 enableRuntimeDeviceDetection: true
 endpointRoutes:
   enabled: true