diff --git a/cmd/gardener-extension-provider-local/app/app.go b/cmd/gardener-extension-provider-local/app/app.go
index 23fd439601d..e32562383c1 100644
--- a/cmd/gardener-extension-provider-local/app/app.go
+++ b/cmd/gardener-extension-provider-local/app/app.go
@@ -331,10 +331,10 @@ func (w *webhookTriggerer) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return w.trigger(ctx, w.client, w.client, &appsv1.DeploymentList{}, client.MatchingLabels{"app": "dependency-watchdog-probe"})
+	return w.trigger(ctx, w.client, w.client.Status(), &appsv1.DeploymentList{}, client.MatchingLabels{"app": "dependency-watchdog-probe"})
 }
 
-func (w *webhookTriggerer) trigger(ctx context.Context, reader client.Reader, writer client.StatusWriter, objectList client.ObjectList, opts ...client.ListOption) error {
+func (w *webhookTriggerer) trigger(ctx context.Context, reader client.Reader, writer client.SubResourceWriter, objectList client.ObjectList, opts ...client.ListOption) error {
 	if err := reader.List(ctx, objectList, opts...); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}