diff --git a/artifacts/smi/istio-adapter.yaml b/artifacts/smi/istio-adapter.yaml
index ce40d9bf..eaebdcb8 100644
--- a/artifacts/smi/istio-adapter.yaml
+++ b/artifacts/smi/istio-adapter.yaml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ subjects:
     name: smi-adapter-istio
     namespace: istio-system
 roleRef:
-  kind: Role
+  kind: ClusterRole
   name: smi-adapter-istio
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
 ---