diff --git a/install/0000_30_machine-api-operator_00_namespace.yaml b/install/0000_30_machine-api-operator_00_namespace.yaml
index 6ab76f57e..6e11d236b 100644
--- a/install/0000_30_machine-api-operator_00_namespace.yaml
+++ b/install/0000_30_machine-api-operator_00_namespace.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ metadata:
     name: openshift-machine-api
     # allow openshift-monitoring to look for ServiceMonitor objects in this namespace
     openshift.io/cluster-monitoring: "true"
-
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: privileged
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/audit: privileged
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/warn: privileged