diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index 93acacada3..0d0857686d 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ function start_controller_manager {
       --kubeconfig "$CERT_DIR"/controller.kubeconfig \
       --use-service-account-credentials \
       --controllers="${KUBE_CONTROLLERS}" \
+      --leader-elect=false \
       --master="https://${API_HOST}:${API_SECURE_PORT}" >"${CTLRMGR_LOG}" 2>&1 &
     CTLRMGR_PID=$!
 }
@@ -694,6 +695,7 @@ function start_cloud_controller_manager {
       --cloud-config=${CLOUD_CONFIG} \
       --kubeconfig "$CERT_DIR"/controller.kubeconfig \
       --use-service-account-credentials \
+      --leader-elect=false \
       --master="https://${API_HOST}:${API_SECURE_PORT}" >"${CLOUD_CTLRMGR_LOG}" 2>&1 &
     CLOUD_CTLRMGR_PID=$!
 }
@@ -899,6 +901,7 @@ EOF
     SCHEDULER_LOG=${LOG_DIR}/kube-scheduler.log
     ${CONTROLPLANE_SUDO} "${GO_OUT}/hyperkube" scheduler \
       --v=${LOG_LEVEL} \
+      --leader-elect=false \
       --kubeconfig "$CERT_DIR"/scheduler.kubeconfig \
       --feature-gates="${FEATURE_GATES}" \
       --master="https://${API_HOST}:${API_SECURE_PORT}" >"${SCHEDULER_LOG}" 2>&1 &