diff --git a/pkg/controllers/report/utils/scanner.go b/pkg/controllers/report/utils/scanner.go
index 3ff83059ca..6a7bb233b8 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/report/utils/scanner.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/report/utils/scanner.go
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ func (s *scanner) validateResource(ctx context.Context, resource unstructured.Un
 }
 
 func (s *scanner) validateImages(ctx context.Context, resource unstructured.Unstructured, nsLabels map[string]string, policy kyvernov1.PolicyInterface) (*engineapi.EngineResponse, error) {
+	annotations := resource.GetAnnotations()
+	if annotations != nil {
+		resource = *resource.DeepCopy()
+		delete(annotations, "kyverno.io/verify-images")
+		resource.SetAnnotations(annotations)
+	}
 	policyCtx, err := engine.NewPolicyContext(s.jp, resource, kyvernov1.Create, nil, s.config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err