diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure.sh
index f03914616c..5c3002e480 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure.sh
@@ -449,10 +449,8 @@ function install-kube-binary-config {
   # Install crictl on each node.
   install-crictl
 
-  if [[ "${KUBERNETES_MASTER:-}" == "false" ]]; then
-    # TODO(awly): include the binary and license in the OS image.
-    install-exec-auth-plugin
-  fi
+  # TODO(awly): include the binary and license in the OS image.
+  install-exec-auth-plugin
 
   # Clean up.
   rm -rf "${KUBE_HOME}/kubernetes"