diff --git a/plugin/builtin/KustomizeInflator.go b/plugin/builtin/KustomizeInflator.go
index 8845ce9ca5d..2056670ce6e 100644
--- a/plugin/builtin/KustomizeInflator.go
+++ b/plugin/builtin/KustomizeInflator.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func expandKustomizationPaths(paths []string, kustPath string) ([]string, error)
 		} else {
 			// Handle normal path
 			p = filepath.Join(kustPath, p)
-			res = append(res)
+			res = append(res, p)
 		}
 	}
 	return res, nil
diff --git a/plugin/builtin/kustomizeinflator/KustomizeInflator.go b/plugin/builtin/kustomizeinflator/KustomizeInflator.go
index 5c7963c70f6..55c8e4f5bed 100644
--- a/plugin/builtin/kustomizeinflator/KustomizeInflator.go
+++ b/plugin/builtin/kustomizeinflator/KustomizeInflator.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func expandKustomizationPaths(paths []string, kustPath string) ([]string, error)
 		} else {
 			// Handle normal path
 			p = filepath.Join(kustPath, p)
-			res = append(res)
+			res = append(res, p)
 		}
 	}
 	return res, nil