diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index f76a4e3d6fc..bfdd888fc8a 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - exp.cluster.x-k8s.io
   resources:
+  - machinepools
+  - machinepools/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - exp.infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io
+  resources:
   - azuremachinepools
   verbs:
   - create
@@ -56,22 +65,13 @@ rules:
   - update
   - watch
 - apiGroups:
-  - exp.cluster.x-k8s.io
+  - exp.infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io
   resources:
   - azuremachinepools/status
   verbs:
   - get
   - patch
   - update
-- apiGroups:
-  - exp.cluster.x-k8s.io
-  resources:
-  - machinepools/status
-  - machinespools
-  verbs:
-  - get
-  - list
-  - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io
   resources:
diff --git a/exp/controllers/azuremachinepool_controller.go b/exp/controllers/azuremachinepool_controller.go
index 5417a94456a..a6129afac62 100644
--- a/exp/controllers/azuremachinepool_controller.go
+++ b/exp/controllers/azuremachinepool_controller.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ type (
 
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=exp.infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io,resources=azuremachinepools,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=exp.infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io,resources=azuremachinepools/status,verbs=get;update;patch
-// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=exp.cluster.x-k8s.io,resources=machinespools;machinepools/status,verbs=get;list;watch
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=exp.cluster.x-k8s.io,resources=machinepools;machinepools/status,verbs=get;list;watch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=events,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=secrets;,verbs=get;list;watch