diff --git a/stx-oran-o2-helm/stx-oran-o2-helm/fluxcd-manifests/oran-o2/oran-o2-static-overrides.yaml b/stx-oran-o2-helm/stx-oran-o2-helm/fluxcd-manifests/oran-o2/oran-o2-static-overrides.yaml
index a2a90a7..bfa0d50 100644
--- a/stx-oran-o2-helm/stx-oran-o2-helm/fluxcd-manifests/oran-o2/oran-o2-static-overrides.yaml
+++ b/stx-oran-o2-helm/stx-oran-o2-helm/fluxcd-manifests/oran-o2/oran-o2-static-overrides.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 Wind River Systems, Inc.
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Wind River Systems, Inc.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+# Ensure pods run on platform cores
+podLabels:
+  app.starlingx.io/component: platform
+
 # ImagePullSecrets for operator ServiceAccount, list of secrets in the same
 # namespace used to pull operator image. Must be set for any cluster configured
 # with private docker registry.