diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/templates/metallb.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/templates/metallb.yml.j2
index bbf1ba6bc2d..44098574e73 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/templates/metallb.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/templates/metallb.yml.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/audit: privileged
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: privileged
+    pod-security.kubernetes.io/warn: privileged
+  name: metallb-system
+
 ---
 apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition