diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
index 4a7c30bbbf..edf7b2ca7b 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "windows_pools" {
     disk_type       = lookup(each.value, "disk_type", "pd-standard")
 
     dynamic "ephemeral_storage_local_ssd_config" {
-      for_each = lookup(each.value, "local_ssd_ephemeral_storage_count", 0) > 0 || lookup(each.value, "ephemeral_storage_local_ssd_data_cache_count", 0) > 0 ? [1] : []
+      for_each = lookup(each.value, "local_ssd_ephemeral_storage_count", 0) > 0 || lookup(each.value, "ephemeral_storage_local_ssd_data_cache_count", 0) > 0 || lookup(each.value, "disk_type", "pd-ssd") == "hyperdisk-balanced" ? [1] : []
       content {
         local_ssd_count  = lookup(each.value, "local_ssd_ephemeral_storage_count", 0)
         data_cache_count = lookup(each.value, "ephemeral_storage_local_ssd_data_cache_count", 0)