diff --git a/install/0000_30_machine-api-operator_09_rbac.yaml b/install/0000_30_machine-api-operator_09_rbac.yaml
index ae24aa41f..5137e6828 100644
--- a/install/0000_30_machine-api-operator_09_rbac.yaml
+++ b/install/0000_30_machine-api-operator_09_rbac.yaml
@@ -649,6 +649,14 @@ rules:
       - get
       - list
       - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - discovery.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - endpointslices
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
 ---
 # Cluster-reader extension to view machine machine.openshift.io resources
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
diff --git a/install/0000_90_machine-api-operator_03_servicemonitor.yaml b/install/0000_90_machine-api-operator_03_servicemonitor.yaml
index 2968327f9..58c1eb968 100644
--- a/install/0000_90_machine-api-operator_03_servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/install/0000_90_machine-api-operator_03_servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       k8s-app: machine-api-operator
+  serviceDiscoveryRole: EndpointSlice
 ---
 apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
 kind: ServiceMonitor
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       k8s-app: controller
+  serviceDiscoveryRole: EndpointSlice
   endpoints:
   - port: machine-mtrc
     bearerTokenFile: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token