diff --git a/cmd/kyverno/main.go b/cmd/kyverno/main.go
index 5c1d224288..112fcbae26 100644
--- a/cmd/kyverno/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kyverno/main.go
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func main() {
 		kyvernoV1.Policies(),
 		kyvernoV1beta1.UpdateRequests(),
 		kubeInformer.Core().V1().Namespaces(),
-		kubeInformer.Core().V1().Pods(),
+		kubeKyvernoInformer.Core().V1().Pods(),
 		eventGenerator,
 		configuration,
 	)