diff --git a/config/rbac/openshift/operator-cluster-role-console-binding-openshift.yaml b/config/rbac/openshift/operator-cluster-role-console-binding-openshift.yaml
index 47bc18e19b..fef037a6bb 100644
--- a/config/rbac/openshift/operator-cluster-role-console-binding-openshift.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/openshift/operator-cluster-role-console-binding-openshift.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
 - kind: ServiceAccount
   name: camel-k-operator
-  namespace: default
+  namespace: placeholder
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: camel-k-operator-console-openshift
diff --git a/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-addressable-resolver.yaml b/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-addressable-resolver.yaml
index a0718ee2b9..bddbcfdfc6 100644
--- a/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-addressable-resolver.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-addressable-resolver.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
 - kind: ServiceAccount
   name: camel-k-operator
-  namespace: default
+  namespace: placeholder
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: camel-k-operator-bind-addressable-resolver
diff --git a/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-custom-resource-definitions.yaml b/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-custom-resource-definitions.yaml
index 1ec479ccfb..14d3fa1a88 100644
--- a/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-custom-resource-definitions.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/operator-cluster-role-binding-custom-resource-definitions.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
 - kind: ServiceAccount
   name: camel-k-operator
-  namespace: default
+  namespace: placeholder
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: camel-k-operator-custom-resource-definitions
diff --git a/config/rbac/operator-role-binding-local-registry.yaml b/config/rbac/operator-role-binding-local-registry.yaml
index 7b71ea1fd8..56ed3c47dd 100644
--- a/config/rbac/operator-role-binding-local-registry.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/operator-role-binding-local-registry.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
 - kind: ServiceAccount
   name: camel-k-operator
-  namespace: default
+  namespace: placeholder
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: camel-k-operator-local-registry
diff --git a/config/rbac/patch-rolebinding-to-clusterrolebinding.yaml b/config/rbac/patch-rolebinding-to-clusterrolebinding.yaml
index 94ff1979db..d0d3001f45 100644
--- a/config/rbac/patch-rolebinding-to-clusterrolebinding.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/patch-rolebinding-to-clusterrolebinding.yaml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
   value: ClusterRole
 - op: add
   path: /subjects/0/namespace
-  value: default
+  value: placeholder