diff --git a/pkg/controller/common/constants.go b/pkg/controller/common/constants.go
index bce2f8e1d5..e5e2653027 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/common/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/common/constants.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package common
 
 const (
+	MCONamespace = "openshift-machine-config-operator"
+
 	// GeneratedByControllerVersionAnnotationKey is used to tag the machineconfigs generated by the controller with the version of the controller.
 	GeneratedByControllerVersionAnnotationKey = "machineconfiguration.openshift.io/generated-by-controller-version"