diff --git a/pkg/transformers/labelsandannotationsconfig.go b/pkg/transformers/labelsandannotationsconfig.go
index b87d30a56..4122743ad 100644
--- a/pkg/transformers/labelsandannotationsconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/transformers/labelsandannotationsconfig.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ var defaultLabelsPathConfigs = []PathConfig{
 	{
 		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "networking.k8s.io", Kind: "NetworkPolicy"},
 		Path:               []string{"spec", "podSelector", "matchLabels"},
-		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+		CreateIfNotPresent: false,
 	},
 	{
 		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "networking.k8s.io", Kind: "NetworkPolicy"},