diff --git a/api/internal/plugins/loader/loader.go b/api/internal/plugins/loader/loader.go
index 07c18ecfa47..70af4af1f6f 100644
--- a/api/internal/plugins/loader/loader.go
+++ b/api/internal/plugins/loader/loader.go
@@ -47,16 +47,14 @@ func (l *Loader) Config() *types.PluginConfig {
 	return l.pc
 }
 
-// Copy the actual values of loader instead using the pointer values.
-func (l Loader) DeepCopy(ldr ifc.Loader) Loader {
+// Copy the actual values of pc instead using the pointer values.
+func (l *Loader) SetConfig() {
 	l.pc = &types.PluginConfig{
-		PluginRestrictions: l.pc.PluginRestrictions,
-		BpLoadingOptions:   l.pc.BpLoadingOptions,
-		FnpLoadingOptions:  l.pc.FnpLoadingOptions,
-		HelmConfig:         l.pc.HelmConfig,
+		l.pc.PluginRestrictions,
+		l.pc.BpLoadingOptions,
+		l.pc.FnpLoadingOptions,
+		l.pc.HelmConfig,
 	}
-	l.SetWorkDir(ldr.Root())
-	return l
 }
 
 // SetWorkDir sets the working directory for this loader's plugins
diff --git a/api/internal/target/kusttarget.go b/api/internal/target/kusttarget.go
index 176e155e42a..79fb917e783 100644
--- a/api/internal/target/kusttarget.go
+++ b/api/internal/target/kusttarget.go
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ func NewKustTarget(
 	validator ifc.Validator,
 	rFactory *resmap.Factory,
 	pLdr *loader.Loader) *KustTarget {
-	pLdrCopy := pLdr.DeepCopy(ldr)
+	pLdrCopy := *pLdr
+	pLdrCopy.SetConfig()
+	pLdrCopy.SetWorkDir(ldr.Root())
 	return &KustTarget{
 		ldr:       ldr,
 		validator: validator,