diff --git a/deploy/chart/local-path-provisioner/templates/deployment.yaml b/deploy/chart/local-path-provisioner/templates/deployment.yaml
index d751aedeb54d4454b335c1d5c5fed067df458e4e..73708e3ce4206e0be1d3a9542c0f95932a10dfc6 100644
--- a/deploy/chart/local-path-provisioner/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/chart/local-path-provisioner/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /etc/config/
           env:
             - name: POD_NAMESPACE
-              value: {{ include "local-path-provisioner.namespace" . }}
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: metadata.namespace
             - name: CONFIG_MOUNT_PATH
               value: /etc/config/
           resources: