diff --git a/cmd/provider/main.go b/cmd/provider/main.go
index 89cf81f6..b89b6db3 100644
--- a/cmd/provider/main.go
+++ b/cmd/provider/main.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
 
 	xpv1 "github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/apis/common/v1"
@@ -87,6 +88,16 @@ func main() {
 			SyncPeriod: syncInterval,
 		},
 
+		// TODO(slittley): Remove this when kubernetes/kubernetes#112328 or kubernetes/kubernetes#123071
+		// is merged and propagated through the chain of dependencies.
+		Client: client.Options{
+			Cache: &client.CacheOptions{
+				DisableFor: []client.Object{
+					&v1beta1.Workspace{},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+
 		// controller-runtime uses both ConfigMaps and Leases for leader
 		// election by default. Leases expire after 15 seconds, with a
 		// 10 second renewal deadline. We've observed leader loss due to