diff --git a/install/0000_80_machine-config-operator_00_namespace.yaml b/install/0000_80_machine-config-operator_00_namespace.yaml
index 3c54927be8..a27ad71517 100644
--- a/install/0000_80_machine-config-operator_00_namespace.yaml
+++ b/install/0000_80_machine-config-operator_00_namespace.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ metadata:
     name: openshift-machine-config-operator
     openshift.io/run-level: "1"
     openshift.io/cluster-monitoring: "true"
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: privileged
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/audit: privileged
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/warn: privileged
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace