diff --git a/pkg/operator/baremetal_pod.go b/pkg/operator/baremetal_pod.go
index 5f7d3327e4..a5d044643d 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/baremetal_pod.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/baremetal_pod.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func newMetal3PodTemplateSpec(config *OperatorConfig) *corev1.PodTemplateSpec {
 			SecurityContext: &corev1.PodSecurityContext{
 				RunAsNonRoot: pointer.BoolPtr(false),
 			},
-			ServiceAccountName: "metal3-controller",
+			ServiceAccountName: "machine-api-controllers",
 			Tolerations:        tolerations,
 		},
 	}