diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/kustomization.yaml
index 49c51ff4a..8c8747b15 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/kustomization.yaml
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ patchesJson6902:
 resources:
 - rbac_add_snapshotter.yaml
 - rbac_add_resizer.yaml
+
+# Reapplying namespace transformer to include newly added RBAC rules.
+namespace:
+  gce-pd-csi-driver
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/rbac_add_resizer.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/rbac_add_resizer.yaml
index 3d1757c39..5f2ee304a 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/rbac_add_resizer.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/rbac_add_resizer.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: csi-controller-sa
-    namespace: default
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: external-resizer-role
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/rbac_add_snapshotter.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/rbac_add_snapshotter.yaml
index c1758f3c6..90f678bb6 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/rbac_add_snapshotter.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/rbac_add_snapshotter.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ metadata:
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: csi-controller-sa
-    namespace: default
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: external-snapshotter-role