diff --git a/examples/customization/custom-configuration/nginx/nginx-load-balancer-conf.yaml b/examples/customization/custom-configuration/nginx/nginx-load-balancer-conf.yaml
index afd63d06dd..aaeef5b0c2 100644
--- a/examples/customization/custom-configuration/nginx/nginx-load-balancer-conf.yaml
+++ b/examples/customization/custom-configuration/nginx/nginx-load-balancer-conf.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-custom-configuration
+  labels:
+    k8s-app: nginx-ingress-controller
+  namespace: kube-system
 data:
   proxy-connect-timeout: "10"
   proxy-read-timeout: "120"
   proxy-send-timeout: "120"
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  name: nginx-custom-configuration