diff --git a/config/default/kustomization.yaml b/config/default/kustomization.yaml
index 7a400f81d..fa36d8a21 100644
--- a/config/default/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/default/kustomization.yaml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ patches:
       - name: WATCH_NAMESPACE
         value: WATCH_NAMESPACE_VALUE
       - name: RELATED_IMAGE_SPLUNK_ENTERPRISE
-        value: docker.io/splunk/splunk:9.3.0
+        value: SPLUNK_ENTERPRISE_IMAGE
       - name: OPERATOR_NAME
         value: splunk-operator
       - name: POD_NAME