diff --git a/controllers/backplaneconfig_controller.go b/controllers/backplaneconfig_controller.go
index e407e3df7..20efde3f5 100644
--- a/controllers/backplaneconfig_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/backplaneconfig_controller.go
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ func (r *MultiClusterEngineReconciler) ensureInternalHubComponent(
 		},
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      component,
-			Namespace: backplaneConfig.GetNamespace(),
+			Namespace: "multicluster-engine",
 		},
 	}