diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index f4958430..bcb511a7 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ DetectKubernetesFile() {
   FILE="${1}" # File that we need to validate
   debug "Checking if ${FILE} is a Kubernetes descriptor..."
 
-  if grep -q -E '(apiVersion):' "${FILE}" >/dev/null; then
+  if grep -v 'kustomize.config.k8s.io' "${FILE}" | grep -q -E '(apiVersion):'; then
     debug "${FILE} is a Kubernetes descriptor"
     return 0
   fi