diff --git a/defaults/defaults.go b/defaults/defaults.go
index 57414c89ef..ff7e5de54f 100644
--- a/defaults/defaults.go
+++ b/defaults/defaults.go
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ var (
 		"Invalid source ip",
 		"Unknown L3 target address",
 		"No tunnel/encapsulation endpoint (datapath BUG!)",
+		"Host datapath not ready",
 	}
 
 	ExpectedXFRMErrors = []string{