diff --git a/administrator/components/com_privacy/privacy.xml b/administrator/components/com_privacy/privacy.xml
index 20fd0026bf346..abf190f991032 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_privacy/privacy.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_privacy/privacy.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
 	<version>3.9.0</version>
 	<description>COM_PRIVACY_XML_DESCRIPTION</description>
+	<namespace>Joomla\Component\Privacy</namespace>
 	<files folder="site">
 		<filename>controller.php</filename>
 		<filename>privacy.php</filename>