diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 45ad280f5a4a..23c8428de19e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ KUBEVIRT_LAUNCHER_IMAGE = quay.io/kubevirt/virt-launcher:$(KUBEVIRT_VERSION)
 KUBEVIRT_OPERATOR_YAML = https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/download/$(KUBEVIRT_VERSION)/kubevirt-operator.yaml
 KUBEVIRT_CR_YAML = https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/download/$(KUBEVIRT_VERSION)/kubevirt-cr.yaml
 
-CILIUM_VERSION = 1.15.7
+CILIUM_VERSION = 1.16.0
 CILIUM_IMAGE_REPO = quay.io/cilium
 
 CERT_MANAGER_VERSION = v1.15.1
@@ -825,6 +825,7 @@ kind-install-cilium-chaining-%:
 		--set sessionAffinity=true \
 		--set enableIPv4Masquerade=false \
 		--set enableIPv6Masquerade=false \
+		--set enforceDeviceDetection=true \
 		--set hubble.enabled=true \
 		--set sctp.enabled=true \
 		--set ipv4.enabled=$(shell if echo $* | grep -q ipv6; then echo false; else echo true; fi) \