diff --git a/deploy/helm/kafka-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/deploy/helm/kafka-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index ff825661..5ca8274a 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/kafka-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/kafka-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ spec:
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /etc/stackable/{{ include "operator.appname" . }}/config-spec
               name: config-spec
+          env:
+            - name: KAFKA_BROKER_CLUSTERROLE
+              value: {{ .Release.Name }}-kafka-broker-clusterrole
       volumes:
         - name: config-spec
           configMap:
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/deployment.yaml b/deploy/manifests/deployment.yaml
index 23902e95..f186e0ee 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/deployment.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ spec:
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /etc/stackable/kafka-operator/config-spec
               name: config-spec
+          env:
+            - name: KAFKA_BROKER_CLUSTERROLE
+              value: kafka-operator-kafka-broker-clusterrole
       volumes:
         - name: config-spec
           configMap: