diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index 43a06a91..0f7ed1fb 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -559,6 +559,11 @@ DetectKubernetesFile() {
   FILE="${1}" # File that we need to validate
   debug "Checking if ${FILE} is a Kubernetes descriptor..."
 
+  if grep -q -E 'apiVersion:\s*kustomize.config.k8s.io' "${FILE}" >/dev/null; then
+    debug "${FILE} is NOT a Kubernetes descriptor (Kustomize only)"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
   if grep -q -E '(apiVersion):' "${FILE}" >/dev/null; then
     debug "${FILE} is a Kubernetes descriptor"
     return 0