diff --git a/components/external-dns/namespace.yaml b/components/external-dns/namespace.yaml
index e69de29..644d5ab 100644
--- a/components/external-dns/namespace.yaml
+++ b/components/external-dns/namespace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: externaldns-system