diff --git a/openshift/Dockerfile.openshift b/openshift/Dockerfile.openshift
index 11aae1f578e9..16a5a5fb6b8e 100644
--- a/openshift/Dockerfile.openshift
+++ b/openshift/Dockerfile.openshift
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ LABEL description="Cluster API Controller Manager"
 COPY --from=builder /build/manager /manager
 COPY --from=builder /build/openshift/manifests /manifests
 
+USER 65532
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/manager" ]
 
 LABEL io.openshift.release.operator true