diff --git a/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/fragments/kube-apiserver-to-kubelet-role.sh b/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/fragments/kube-apiserver-to-kubelet-role.sh
index 6d8cef1c0d..b4b2f52db8 100644
--- a/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/fragments/kube-apiserver-to-kubelet-role.sh
+++ b/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/fragments/kube-apiserver-to-kubelet-role.sh
@@ -82,3 +82,5 @@ subjects:
   namespace: kube-system
 EOF
 }
+
+kubectl apply --validate=false -f ${ADMIN_RBAC}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/k8s_fedora_atomic_apply_cluster_role-8a46c881de1a1fa3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/k8s_fedora_atomic_apply_cluster_role-8a46c881de1a1fa3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c5fa5461a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/k8s_fedora_atomic_apply_cluster_role-8a46c881de1a1fa3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Create admin cluster role for k8s_fedora_atomic, it is defined in
+    the configuration but it wasn't applied.