diff --git a/examples/VFIOConnection/namespace.yaml b/examples/VFIOConnection/namespace.yaml
index 6028c42f1634..7919ccab9bec 100644
--- a/examples/VFIOConnection/namespace.yaml
+++ b/examples/VFIOConnection/namespace.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace
 metadata:
-  name: ns-vfio
+  generateName: ns-