Adding a padding to the top of the RecyclerView adds another header

[pianomar]

I have a RecyclerView that uses the library, adding a paddingTop and clipToPadding = false, adds an unwanted header to the top

<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
            android:id="@+id/countriesList"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="0dp"
            android:paddingTop="30dp"
            android:clipToPadding="false"
            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
            tools:listitem="@layout/country_list_item">
</androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView>