diff --git a/bindata/etcd/ns.yaml b/bindata/etcd/ns.yaml
index 2ac1d41505..050b92fd69 100644
--- a/bindata/etcd/ns.yaml
+++ b/bindata/etcd/ns.yaml
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ metadata:
   name: openshift-etcd
   labels:
     openshift.io/run-level: "0"
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: privileged
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/audit: privileged
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/warn: privileged
diff --git a/pkg/operator/etcd_assets/bindata.go b/pkg/operator/etcd_assets/bindata.go
index a5f0fa7317..fe44af100c 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/etcd_assets/bindata.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/etcd_assets/bindata.go
@@ -551,6 +551,9 @@ metadata:
   name: openshift-etcd
   labels:
     openshift.io/run-level: "0"
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: privileged
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/audit: privileged
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/warn: privileged
 `)
 
 func etcdNsYamlBytes() ([]byte, error) {