diff --git a/hack/helm_vars/ingress-nginx-controller/values.yaml.gotmpl b/hack/helm_vars/ingress-nginx-controller/values.yaml.gotmpl
index dce7f5d0ab0..c137f045884 100644
--- a/hack/helm_vars/ingress-nginx-controller/values.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/hack/helm_vars/ingress-nginx-controller/values.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ ingress-nginx:
         name: "nginx-{{ .Release.Namespace }}"
         # -- Is this ingressClass enabled or not
         enabled: true
+        controllerValue: "k8s.io/{{ .Release.Namespace }}-nginx-ingress"
     ingressClass: "nginx-{{ .Release.Namespace }}"
     kind: Deployment
     replicaCount: 1