diff --git a/config/default/kustomization.yaml b/config/default/kustomization.yaml
index edf8c7b3a39f..9ff239f49f64 100644
--- a/config/default/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/default/kustomization.yaml
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ bases:
 - ../rbac/
 - ../manager/
 
-patches:
+patchesStrategicMerge:
 - manager_image_patch.yaml