diff --git a/cmd/controller/main.go b/cmd/controller/main.go
index e3cb5d8e7fe..74599e9e9f0 100644
--- a/cmd/controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/controller/main.go
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Start all of the controllers.
 	logger.Info("Starting controllers.")
-	go kncontroller.StartAll(stopCh, controllers[:]...)
-	<-stopCh
+
+	kncontroller.StartAll(stopCh, controllers[:]...)
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/cmd/sources-controller/main.go b/cmd/sources-controller/main.go
index e4d5154e622..053d816dbd8 100644
--- a/cmd/sources-controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sources-controller/main.go
@@ -124,9 +124,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Start all of the controllers.
 	logger.Info("Starting controllers.")
-	go kncontroller.StartAll(stopCh, controllers[:]...)
 
-	<-stopCh
+	kncontroller.StartAll(stopCh, controllers[:]...)
 }
 
 func setupLogger() (*zap.SugaredLogger, zap.AtomicLevel) {