diff --git a/kustomize/go.mod b/kustomize/go.mod
index 3ff28c01a..8d634e062 100644
--- a/kustomize/go.mod
+++ b/kustomize/go.mod
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ exclude (
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday v2.0.0+incompatible
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.2.0
 )
+
+replace sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api => ../api