diff --git a/internal/constellation/helm/loader.go b/internal/constellation/helm/loader.go
index a1f5c363a..65d32c577 100644
--- a/internal/constellation/helm/loader.go
+++ b/internal/constellation/helm/loader.go
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ func (i *chartLoader) loadCiliumValues(cloudprovider.Provider) (map[string]any,
 		cloudprovider.AWS.String():   {},
 		cloudprovider.Azure.String(): {},
 		cloudprovider.GCP.String(): {
-			"tunnel": "disabled",
+			"routingMode": "native",
 			"encryption": map[string]any{
 				"strictMode": map[string]any{
 					"podCIDRList": []string{""},