diff --git a/internal/cli/cmd/sysdump.go b/internal/cli/cmd/sysdump.go
index d2ba45e4d4..f2ddadaaba 100644
--- a/internal/cli/cmd/sysdump.go
+++ b/internal/cli/cmd/sysdump.go
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ func newCmdSysdump() *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Collects information required to troubleshoot issues with Cilium and Hubble",
 		Long:  ``,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			sysdumpOptions.CiliumNamespace = namespace
 			// Silence klog to avoid displaying "throttling" messages - those are expected.
 			klog.SetOutput(io.Discard)
 			// Collect the sysdump.
-			sysdumpOptions.CiliumNamespace = namespace
 			collector, err := sysdump.NewCollector(k8sClient, sysdumpOptions, time.Now(), Version)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create sysdump collector: %v", err)