diff --git a/pkg/generate/generate.go b/pkg/generate/generate.go
index 267a62d34d..dc3b31da7b 100644
--- a/pkg/generate/generate.go
+++ b/pkg/generate/generate.go
@@ -47,18 +47,22 @@ func (c *Controller) applyGenerate(resource unstructured.Unstructured, gr kyvern
 	policy, err := c.pLister.Get(gr.Spec.Policy)
 	if err != nil {
 		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			for _, e := range policy.Spec.Rules {
-				if e.Generation.Synchronize {
-					if err := c.client.DeleteResource(e.Generation.Kind, e.Generation.Namespace, e.Generation.Name, false); err != nil {
-						logger.V(4).Info("Generated resource is deleted")
-						return nil, err
-					}
+			resource, err := c.client.GetResource(gr.Spec.Resource.Kind, gr.Spec.Resource.Namespace, gr.Spec.Resource.Name)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.V(4).Info("Generated resource is deleted")
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			labels := resource.GetLabels()
+			if labels["app.kubernetes.io/synchronize"] == "enable" {
+				if err := c.client.DeleteResource(gr.Spec.Resource.Kind, gr.Spec.Resource.Namespace, gr.Spec.Resource.Name, false); err != nil {
+					logger.V(4).Info("Generated resource is deleted")
+					return nil, err
 				}
 			}
-
 			return nil, nil
 		}
 		logger.Error(err, "error in getting policy")
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	resourceRaw, err := resource.MarshalJSON()