diff --git a/pkg/policy/clusterpv.go b/pkg/policy/clusterpv.go
index d5cd623f67..0f9f2564ae 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/clusterpv.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/clusterpv.go
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ func (pc *PolicyController) getPolicyForClusterPolicyViolation(pv *kyverno.Clust
 	return policies
 }
 func (pc *PolicyController) getClusterPolicyViolationForPolicy(policy string) ([]*kyverno.ClusterPolicyViolation, error) {
+	policySelector, err := buildPolicyLabel(policy)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}