diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/snapshot-controller/rbac-snapshot-controller.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/snapshot-controller/rbac-snapshot-controller.yaml
index eeadcfe0..336c7100 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/snapshot-controller/rbac-snapshot-controller.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/snapshot-controller/rbac-snapshot-controller.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ rules:
     verbs: ["patch"]
   - apiGroups: ["snapshot.storage.k8s.io"]
     resources: ["volumesnapshots"]
-    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "update", "patch"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "update", "patch", "delete"]
   - apiGroups: ["snapshot.storage.k8s.io"]
     resources: ["volumesnapshots/status"]
     verbs: ["update", "patch"]