diff --git a/pkg/engine/mutate/patch/patchesUtils.go b/pkg/engine/mutate/patch/patchesUtils.go
index 7c7c1c87ff..05491e3a91 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/mutate/patch/patchesUtils.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/mutate/patch/patchesUtils.go
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ func ignorePatch(path string) bool {
 			!strings.Contains(path, "/metadata/annotations") &&
 			!strings.Contains(path, "/metadata/labels") &&
 			!strings.Contains(path, "/metadata/ownerReferences") &&
+			!strings.Contains(path, "/metadata/generateName") &&
 			!strings.Contains(path, "/metadata/finalizers") {
 			return true
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/engine/mutate/patch/patchesUtils_test.go b/pkg/engine/mutate/patch/patchesUtils_test.go
index 759d397c70..ae7fd0c0da 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/mutate/patch/patchesUtils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/mutate/patch/patchesUtils_test.go
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ func Test_ignorePath(t *testing.T) {
 			path:   "/metadata/finalizers",
 			ignore: false,
 		},
+		{
+			path:   "/metadata/generateName",
+			ignore: false,
+		},
 		{
 			path:   "/metadata/creationTimestamp",
 			ignore: true,