diff --git a/kubernetes/configmap.yaml b/kubernetes/configmap.yaml
index c7bbd972b..b91cfa152 100644
--- a/kubernetes/configmap.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/configmap.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   name: descheduler-policy-configmap
+  namespace: kube-system
 data:
   policy.yaml: |
     apiVersion: "descheduler/v1alpha1"