diff --git a/api/konfig/general.go b/api/konfig/general.go
index 4325bd99b..5d75c2aca 100644
--- a/api/konfig/general.go
+++ b/api/konfig/general.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const (
 	// Historically, tests passed for enable_kyaml == false, i.e. using
 	// apimachinery libs.  This doesn't mean the code was better, it just
 	// means regression tests preserved those outcomes.
-	FlagEnableKyamlDefaultValue = false
+	FlagEnableKyamlDefaultValue = true
 
 	// An environment variable to consult for kustomization
 	// configuration data.  See:
diff --git a/kustomize/go.mod b/kustomize/go.mod
index f4930a92a..1818322d4 100644
--- a/kustomize/go.mod
+++ b/kustomize/go.mod
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ exclude (
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.2.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/config v0.2.0
 )
+
+replace sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api => ../api
diff --git a/kustomize/go.sum b/kustomize/go.sum
index 6835c6c8b..961a46e11 100644
--- a/kustomize/go.sum
+++ b/kustomize/go.sum
@@ -623,8 +623,6 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20200324210504-a9aa75ae1b89/go.mod h1:sZAwmy6armz5eXlNoLmJcl
 mvdan.cc/interfacer v0.0.0-20180901003855-c20040233aed/go.mod h1:Xkxe497xwlCKkIaQYRfC7CSLworTXY9RMqwhhCm+8Nc=
 mvdan.cc/lint v0.0.0-20170908181259-adc824a0674b/go.mod h1:2odslEg/xrtNQqCYg2/jCoyKnw3vv5biOc3JnIcYfL4=
 mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20190720180237-d51796306d8f/go.mod h1:4G1h5nDURzA3bwVMZIVpwbkw+04kSxk3rAtzlimaUJw=
-sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.6.7 h1:12tbj8x8S3hqus6obQrMWTqpcibf3v4iFo+hX/jIQ8g=
-sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.6.7/go.mod h1:3TxKEyaxwOIfHmRbQF14hDUSRmVQI0iSn8qDA5zaO/0=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/config v0.8.6 h1:Rr7eyD+h32OfruN6V+cgUqHRpC2Y5ZnjjAPbjhKFLGE=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/config v0.8.6/go.mod h1:e4PgdLUNnkf+Iapvjyb6gTG9DZQkDZIR6uS1Bv4YA6s=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.10.3 h1:ARSJUMN/c3k31DYxRfZ+vp/UepUQjg9zCwny7Oj908I=