diff --git a/deploy/charts/cert-manager/templates/rbac.yaml b/deploy/charts/cert-manager/templates/rbac.yaml
index eb8d23b19..9da1a77a7 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/cert-manager/templates/rbac.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/cert-manager/templates/rbac.yaml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ metadata:
 rules:
   - apiGroups: ["acme.cert-manager.io"]
     resources: ["orders", "orders/status"]
-    verbs: ["update"]
+    verbs: ["update", "patch"]
   - apiGroups: ["acme.cert-manager.io"]
     resources: ["orders", "challenges"]
     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]