diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-sa.yaml b/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-sa.yaml
index b7524758e5..7455b2e27e 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-sa.yaml
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-sa.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   name: kube-dns
+  namespace: kube-system
   labels:
     kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
     addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile