diff --git a/templates/mps-control-daemon.tmpl.yaml b/templates/mps-control-daemon.tmpl.yaml
index 15af97e33..315e1b494 100644
--- a/templates/mps-control-daemon.tmpl.yaml
+++ b/templates/mps-control-daemon.tmpl.yaml
@@ -23,23 +23,38 @@ spec:
         image: {{ .MpsImageName }}
         securityContext:
           privileged: true
-        command: [chroot, /driver-root, sh, -c]
+        command: [sh, -c]
         args:
         - |-
           set -e
-          rm -f /var/log/nvidia-mps/startup.log
+          rm -f /driver-root/var/log/nvidia-mps/startup.log
 
-          nvidia-cuda-mps-control -d
+          if [ -x /driver-root/bin/sh ] || [ -x /driver-root/usr/bin/sh ]; then
+            # Use chroot to avoid library mismatch between container and host
+            # when driver root is / (default value) or /run/nvidia/driver (default location for driver installation by GPU Operator)
+            RUN="chroot /driver-root sh -c"
+          else
+            # No shell in driver root (e.g. GKE COS): run directly with PATH/LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+            export PATH="/driver-root/usr/bin:/driver-root/bin:/driver-root/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
+            export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/driver-root/lib64:/driver-root/lib:/driver-root/usr/lib64:/driver-root/usr/lib${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+            RUN="sh -c"
+
+            # Point MPS to mounted paths (not set in Deployment spec as for chroot approach /driver-root/... paths don't exist inside chroot)
+            export CUDA_MPS_PIPE_DIRECTORY=/driver-root/tmp/nvidia-mps
+            export CUDA_MPS_LOG_DIRECTORY=/driver-root/var/log/nvidia-mps
+          fi
+
+          $RUN "nvidia-cuda-mps-control -d"
           {{- if .DefaultActiveThreadPercentage }}
-          echo set_default_active_thread_percentage {{.DefaultActiveThreadPercentage}} | nvidia-cuda-mps-control
+          $RUN "echo set_default_active_thread_percentage {{.DefaultActiveThreadPercentage}} | nvidia-cuda-mps-control"
           {{- end}}
           {{- range $id, $limit := .DefaultPinnedDeviceMemoryLimits }}
-          echo set_default_device_pinned_mem_limit {{ $id }} {{ $limit }} | nvidia-cuda-mps-control
+          $RUN "echo set_default_device_pinned_mem_limit {{ $id }} {{ $limit }} | nvidia-cuda-mps-control"
           {{- end}}
 
-          echo "startup complete" > /var/log/nvidia-mps/startup.log
+          echo "startup complete" > /driver-root/var/log/nvidia-mps/startup.log
 
-          tail -n +1 -f /var/log/nvidia-mps/control.log
+          tail -n +1 -f /driver-root/var/log/nvidia-mps/control.log
         startupProbe:
           exec:
             command: