diff --git a/.gitlab/benchmarks.yml b/.gitlab/benchmarks.yml
index 9d56afcdf09..014c685866a 100644
--- a/.gitlab/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/benchmarks.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ variables:
     KUBERNETES_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_OVERWRITE: dd-trace-py
     FF_USE_LEGACY_KUBERNETES_EXECUTION_STRATEGY: "true"
     CARGO_NET_GIT_FETCH_WITH_CLI: "true" # use system git binary to pull git dependencies
+    # Disable vpa for benchmarks
+    KUBERNETES_POD_ANNOTATIONS_1: vpa.datadoghq.com/updateMode=Off
 
 microbenchmarks:
   extends: .benchmarks