diff --git a/pkg/cache/multi_namespace_cache.go b/pkg/cache/multi_namespace_cache.go
index 7e3f67d8d4..9bca01cf7f 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/multi_namespace_cache.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/multi_namespace_cache.go
@@ -190,7 +190,10 @@ func (c *multiNamespaceCache) List(ctx context.Context, list client.ObjectList,
 	limitSet := listOpts.Limit > 0
 
 	var resourceVersion string
-	for _, cache := range c.namespaceToCache {
+	for ns, cache := range c.namespaceToCache {
+		if ns == globalCache {
+			continue
+		}
 		listObj := list.DeepCopyObject().(client.ObjectList)
 		err = cache.List(ctx, listObj, &listOpts)
 		if err != nil {