diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/customrun_types.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/customrun_types.go
index 02ed34c1449..233270037db 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/customrun_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/customrun_types.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (r *CustomRun) GetStatusCondition() apis.ConditionAccessor {
 
 // GetGroupVersionKind implements kmeta.OwnerRefable.
 func (*CustomRun) GetGroupVersionKind() schema.GroupVersionKind {
-	return SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind(pipeline.RunControllerName)
+	return SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind(pipeline.CustomRunControllerName)
 }
 
 // HasPipelineRunOwnerReference returns true of CustomRun has