diff --git a/internal/cli/cmd/sysdump.go b/internal/cli/cmd/sysdump.go
index 8ac23c9f16..f2ddadaaba 100644
--- a/internal/cli/cmd/sysdump.go
+++ b/internal/cli/cmd/sysdump.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ 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.