diff --git a/kyaml/yaml/example_test.go b/kyaml/yaml/example_test.go
index baa8e8ed9..89da82731 100644
--- a/kyaml/yaml/example_test.go
+++ b/kyaml/yaml/example_test.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func ExampleElementMatcher_Filter() {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	elem, err := obj.Pipe(ElementMatcher{
-		FieldValue: "c", Create: NewScalarRNode("c"),
+		Values: []string{"c"}, Create: NewScalarRNode("c"),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
@@ -255,7 +255,9 @@ func ExampleElementMatcher_Filter_primitiveFound() {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	elem, err := obj.Pipe(ElementMatcher{
-		FieldValue: "c", Create: NewScalarRNode("c"),
+		Keys:   []string{""},
+		Values: []string{"c"},
+		Create: NewScalarRNode("c"),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ image: nginx
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	elem, err := obj.Pipe(ElementMatcher{
-		FieldName: "name", FieldValue: "baz", Create: append})
+		Keys: []string{"name"}, Values: []string{"baz"}, Create: append})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ image: nginx
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	elem, err := obj.Pipe(ElementMatcher{
-		FieldName: "name", FieldValue: "baz", Create: append})
+		Keys: []string{"name"}, Values: []string{"baz"}, Create: append})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/kyaml/yaml/fns.go b/kyaml/yaml/fns.go
index bec46eeb0..e28b79e24 100644
--- a/kyaml/yaml/fns.go
+++ b/kyaml/yaml/fns.go
@@ -48,19 +48,20 @@ func (a ElementAppender) Filter(rn *RNode) (*RNode, error) {
 // not designed for this purpose. To append an element, please use ElementAppender.
 // To replace, set the key-value pair and a non-nil Element.
 // To delete, set the key-value pair and leave the Element as nil.
+// Every key must have a corresponding value.
 type ElementSetter struct {
 	Kind string `yaml:"kind,omitempty"`
 
 	// Element is the new value to set -- remove the existing element if nil
 	Element *Node
 
-	// Key is a field on the elements.  It is used to find the matching element to
-	// update / delete.
-	Key string `yaml:"key,omitempty"`
+	// Key is a list of fields on the elements. It is used to find matching elements to
+	// update / delete
+	Keys []string
 
-	// Value is a field value on the elements.  It is used to find matching elements to
-	// update / delete.
-	Value string `yaml:"value,omitempty"`
+	// Value is a list of field values on the elements corresponding to the keys. It is
+	// used to find matching elements to update / delete.
+	Values []string
 }
 
 // isMappingNode returns whether node is a mapping node
@@ -70,10 +71,15 @@ func (e ElementSetter) isMappingNode(node *RNode) bool {
 
 // isMappingSetter returns is this setter intended to set a mapping node
 func (e ElementSetter) isMappingSetter() bool {
-	return e.Key != "" && e.Value != ""
+	return len(e.Keys) > 0 && e.Keys[0] != "" &&
+		len(e.Values) > 0 && e.Values[0] != ""
 }
 
 func (e ElementSetter) Filter(rn *RNode) (*RNode, error) {
+	if len(e.Keys) == 0 {
+		e.Keys = append(e.Keys, "")
+	}
+
 	if err := ErrorIfInvalid(rn, SequenceNode); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -96,13 +102,28 @@ func (e ElementSetter) Filter(rn *RNode) (*RNode, error) {
 		}
 
 		// check if this is the element we are matching
-		val, err := newNode.Pipe(FieldMatcher{Name: e.Key, StringValue: e.Value})
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		var val *RNode
+		var err error
+		found := true
+		for j := range e.Keys {
+			if j >= len(e.Values) {
+				val, err = newNode.Pipe(FieldMatcher{Name: e.Keys[j], StringValue: ""})
+			} else {
+				val, err = newNode.Pipe(FieldMatcher{Name: e.Keys[j], StringValue: e.Values[j]})
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			if val == nil {
+				found = false
+				break
+			}
 		}
-		if val == nil {
+		if !found {
 			// not the element we are looking for, keep it in the Content
-			newContent = append(newContent, elem)
+			if len(e.Values) > 0 {
+				newContent = append(newContent, elem)
+			}
 			continue
 		}
 		matchingElementFound = true
@@ -211,49 +232,58 @@ func (c FieldClearer) Filter(rn *RNode) (*RNode, error) {
 }
 
 func MatchElement(field, value string) ElementMatcher {
-	return ElementMatcher{FieldName: field, FieldValue: value}
+	return ElementMatcher{Keys: []string{field}, Values: []string{value}}
+}
+
+func MatchElementList(keys []string, values []string) ElementMatcher {
+	return ElementMatcher{Keys: keys, Values: values}
 }
 
 func GetElementByKey(key string) ElementMatcher {
-	return ElementMatcher{FieldName: key, MatchAnyValue: true}
+	return ElementMatcher{Keys: []string{key}, MatchAnyValue: true}
 }
 
 // ElementMatcher returns the first element from a Sequence matching the
-// specified field's value. If there's no match, and no configuration error,
+// specified key-value pairs. If there's no match, and no configuration error,
 // the matcher returns nil, nil.
 type ElementMatcher struct {
 	Kind string `yaml:"kind,omitempty"`
 
-	// FieldName will attempt to match this field in each list element.
-	// Optional.  Leave empty for lists of primitives (ScalarNode).
-	FieldName string `yaml:"name,omitempty"`
+	// Keys are the list of fields upon which to match this element.
+	Keys []string
 
-	// FieldValue will attempt to match each element field to this value.
-	// For lists of primitives, this will be used to match the primitive value.
-	FieldValue string `yaml:"value,omitempty"`
+	// Values are the list of values upon which to match this element.
+	Values []string
 
 	// Create will create the Element if it is not found
 	Create *RNode `yaml:"create,omitempty"`
 
 	// MatchAnyValue indicates that matcher should only consider the key and ignore
-	// the actual value in the list. FieldValue must be empty when NoValue is
+	// the actual value in the list. Values must be empty when MatchAnyValue is
 	// set to true.
 	MatchAnyValue bool `yaml:"noValue,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (e ElementMatcher) Filter(rn *RNode) (*RNode, error) {
+	if len(e.Keys) == 0 {
+		e.Keys = append(e.Keys, "")
+	}
+	if len(e.Values) == 0 {
+		e.Values = append(e.Values, "")
+	}
+
 	if err := ErrorIfInvalid(rn, yaml.SequenceNode); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if e.MatchAnyValue && e.FieldValue != "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("FieldValue must be empty when NoValue is set to true")
+	if e.MatchAnyValue && len(e.Values) != 0 && e.Values[0] != "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Values must be empty when MatchAnyValue is set to true")
 	}
 
 	// SequenceNode Content is a slice of ScalarNodes.  Each ScalarNode has a
 	// YNode containing the primitive data.
-	if len(e.FieldName) == 0 {
+	if len(e.Keys) == 0 || len(e.Keys[0]) == 0 {
 		for i := range rn.Content() {
-			if rn.Content()[i].Value == e.FieldValue {
+			if rn.Content()[i].Value == e.Values[0] {
 				return &RNode{value: rn.Content()[i]}, nil
 			}
 		}
@@ -268,20 +298,32 @@ func (e ElementMatcher) Filter(rn *RNode) (*RNode, error) {
 	for i := range rn.Content() {
 		// cast the entry to a RNode so we can operate on it
 		elem := NewRNode(rn.Content()[i])
+		var field *RNode
+		var err error
 
 		// only check mapping node
-		if err := ErrorIfInvalid(elem, yaml.MappingNode); err != nil {
+		if err = ErrorIfInvalid(elem, yaml.MappingNode); err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		var field *RNode
-		var err error
-		if e.MatchAnyValue {
-			field, err = elem.Pipe(Get(e.FieldName))
-		} else {
-			field, err = elem.Pipe(MatchField(e.FieldName, e.FieldValue))
+		if !e.MatchAnyValue && len(e.Keys) != len(e.Values) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("length of keys must equal length of values when MatchAnyValue is false")
 		}
-		if IsFoundOrError(field, err) {
+
+		matchesElement := true
+		for i := range e.Keys {
+			if e.MatchAnyValue {
+				field, err = elem.Pipe(Get(e.Keys[i]))
+			} else {
+				field, err = elem.Pipe(MatchField(e.Keys[i], e.Values[i]))
+			}
+			if !IsFoundOrError(field, err) {
+				// this is not the element we are looking for
+				matchesElement = false
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if matchesElement {
 			return elem, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -351,7 +393,7 @@ func (f FieldMatcher) Filter(rn *RNode) (*RNode, error) {
 				return rn, nil
 			}
 			return nil, nil
-		case rn.value.Value == f.Value.YNode().Value:
+		case GetValue(rn) == GetValue(f.Value):
 			return rn, nil
 		default:
 			return nil, nil
@@ -404,7 +446,7 @@ type PathGetter struct {
 	// See FieldMatcher for more on Fields and Map Keys.
 	//
 	// List Entries can be specified as map entry to match [fieldName=fieldValue]
-	// or a postional index like 0 to get the element. - (unquoted hyphen) is
+	// or a positional index like 0 to get the element. - (unquoted hyphen) is
 	// special and means the last element.
 	//
 	// See Elem for more on List Entries.
@@ -504,7 +546,7 @@ func (l PathGetter) elemFilter(part string) (Filter, error) {
 		})
 	}
 	// Append the Node
-	return ElementMatcher{FieldName: name, FieldValue: value, Create: elem}, nil
+	return ElementMatcher{Keys: []string{name}, Values: []string{value}, Create: elem}, nil
 }
 
 func (l PathGetter) fieldFilter(
diff --git a/kyaml/yaml/fns_test.go b/kyaml/yaml/fns_test.go
index 1b8628c97..3331a1fb9 100644
--- a/kyaml/yaml/fns_test.go
+++ b/kyaml/yaml/fns_test.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func TestElementSetter(t *testing.T) {
 	// ElementSetter will update node, so make a copy
 	node := orig.Copy()
 	// Remove an element, because ElementSetter.Element is left nil.
-	rn, err := node.Pipe(ElementSetter{Key: "a", Value: "b"})
+	rn, err := node.Pipe(ElementSetter{Keys: []string{"a"}, Values: []string{"b"}})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Nil(t, rn)
 	assert.Equal(t, `- scalarValue
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestElementSetter(t *testing.T) {
 
 	node = orig.Copy()
 	// Nothing happens because no element is matched
-	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{Key: "a", Value: "zebra"})
+	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{Keys: []string{"a"}, Values: []string{"zebra"}})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Nil(t, rn)
 	assert.Equal(t, `- a: b
@@ -129,19 +129,24 @@ func TestElementSetter(t *testing.T) {
 	node = orig.Copy()
 	// Return error because ElementSetter doesn't support a single key
 	// when there is a scalar value in the list
-	_, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{Key: "a"})
+	_, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{Keys: []string{"a"}})
 	assert.EqualError(t, err, "wrong Node Kind for  expected: MappingNode was ScalarNode: value: {scalarValue}")
 
+	// Return error because ElementSetter will assume all elements are scalar when
+	// there is only value provided.
+	_, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{Values: []string{"b"}})
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "wrong Node Kind for  expected: ScalarNode was MappingNode: value: {a: b}")
+
 	node = MustParse(`
 - a: b
 - c: d	
 `)
-	// {a: b} is removed since the value is omitted and only key is used
-	// to match and no Element specified.
-	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{Key: "a"})
+	// If given a key and no values, ElementSetter will
+	// change node to be an empty list
+	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{Keys: []string{"a"}})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Nil(t, rn)
-	assert.Equal(t, `- c: d
+	assert.Equal(t, `[]
 `, assertNoErrorString(t)(node.String()))
 
 	node = MustParse(`
@@ -150,7 +155,7 @@ func TestElementSetter(t *testing.T) {
 `)
 	// Return error because ElementSetter will assume all elements are scalar when
 	// there is only value provided.
-	_, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{Value: "b"})
+	_, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{Values: []string{"b"}})
 	assert.EqualError(t, err, "wrong Node Kind for  expected: ScalarNode was MappingNode: value: {a: b}")
 
 	node = MustParse(`
@@ -159,7 +164,7 @@ func TestElementSetter(t *testing.T) {
 `)
 	// b is removed since ElementSetter use the value "b" to match the
 	// scalar values.
-	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{Value: "b"})
+	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{Values: []string{"b"}})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Nil(t, rn)
 	assert.Equal(t, `- a
@@ -171,8 +176,8 @@ func TestElementSetter(t *testing.T) {
 		"e": "f",
 	})
 	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{
-		Key:     "a",
-		Value:   "b",
+		Keys:    []string{"a"},
+		Values:  []string{"b"},
 		Element: newElement.YNode(),
 	})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -186,8 +191,8 @@ func TestElementSetter(t *testing.T) {
 	// Set an element with scalar, {"a": "b"} to "foo"
 	newElement = NewScalarRNode("foo")
 	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{
-		Key:     "a",
-		Value:   "b",
+		Keys:    []string{"a"},
+		Values:  []string{"b"},
 		Element: newElement.YNode(),
 	})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -204,8 +209,8 @@ func TestElementSetter(t *testing.T) {
 		"e": "f",
 	})
 	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{
-		Key:     "x",
-		Value:   "y",
+		Keys:    []string{"x"},
+		Values:  []string{"y"},
 		Element: newElement.YNode(),
 	})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -217,6 +222,133 @@ func TestElementSetter(t *testing.T) {
 `, assertNoErrorString(t)(node.String()))
 }
 
+func TestElementSetterMultipleKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	orig := MustParse(`
+- a: b
+  c: d
+- scalarValue
+- e: f
+# null will be removed
+- null
+`)
+
+	// ElementSetter will update node, so make a copy
+	node := orig.Copy()
+	// Remove an element using one key-value pair,
+	// because ElementSetter.Element is left nil.
+	rn, err := node.Pipe(ElementSetter{
+		Keys:   []string{"a"},
+		Values: []string{"b"},
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Nil(t, rn)
+	assert.Equal(t, `- scalarValue
+- e: f
+`, assertNoErrorString(t)(node.String()))
+
+	node = orig.Copy()
+	// Remove an element using multiple key-value pairs,
+	// because ElementSetter.Element is left nil.
+	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{
+		Keys:   []string{"a", "c"},
+		Values: []string{"b", "d"},
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Nil(t, rn)
+	assert.Equal(t, `- scalarValue
+- e: f
+`, assertNoErrorString(t)(node.String()))
+
+	node = orig.Copy()
+	// Should do nothing, because Element is nil
+	// and there is no element which matches all
+	// give key-value pairs
+	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{
+		Keys:   []string{"a", "c"},
+		Values: []string{"b", "wrong value"},
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Nil(t, rn)
+	assert.Equal(t, `- a: b
+  c: d
+- scalarValue
+- e: f
+`, assertNoErrorString(t)(node.String()))
+
+	node = orig.Copy()
+	// Set an element, with a single key-value pair
+	// replacing 'a: b, c: d' with 'g: h'
+	newElement := NewMapRNode(&map[string]string{
+		"g": "h",
+	})
+	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{
+		Keys:    []string{"a"},
+		Values:  []string{"b"},
+		Element: newElement.YNode(),
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, rn, newElement)
+	assert.Equal(t, `- g: h
+- scalarValue
+- e: f
+`, assertNoErrorString(t)(node.String()))
+
+	node = orig.Copy()
+	// Set an element, with multiple key-value pairs
+	// replacing 'a: b, c: d' with 'g: h'
+	newElement = NewMapRNode(&map[string]string{
+		"g": "h",
+	})
+	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{
+		Keys:    []string{"a", "c"},
+		Values:  []string{"b", "d"},
+		Element: newElement.YNode(),
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, rn, newElement)
+	assert.Equal(t, `- g: h
+- scalarValue
+- e: f
+`, assertNoErrorString(t)(node.String()))
+
+	node = orig.Copy()
+	// Set an element scalar,
+	// {'a: b, c: d'} to "foo"
+	newElement = NewScalarRNode("foo")
+	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{
+		Keys:    []string{"a", "c"},
+		Values:  []string{"b", "d"},
+		Element: newElement.YNode(),
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, rn, newElement)
+	assert.Equal(t, `- foo
+- scalarValue
+- e: f
+`, assertNoErrorString(t)(node.String()))
+
+	node = orig.Copy()
+	// Append an element
+	// There is no element which matches all given
+	// key-value pairs, so the element will be appended.
+	newElement = NewMapRNode(&map[string]string{
+		"g": "h",
+	})
+	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementSetter{
+		Keys:    []string{"a", "c"},
+		Values:  []string{"b", "wrong value"},
+		Element: newElement.YNode(),
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, rn, newElement)
+	assert.Equal(t, `- a: b
+  c: d
+- scalarValue
+- e: f
+- g: h
+`, assertNoErrorString(t)(node.String()))
+}
+
 func TestElementMatcherWithNoValue(t *testing.T) {
 	node, err := Parse(`
 - a: c
@@ -224,21 +356,63 @@ func TestElementMatcherWithNoValue(t *testing.T) {
 `)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	rn, err := node.Pipe(ElementMatcher{FieldName: "b"})
+	rn, err := node.Pipe(ElementMatcher{Keys: []string{"b"}})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "b: \"\"\n", assertNoErrorString(t)(rn.String()))
 
-	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementMatcher{FieldName: "a"})
+	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementMatcher{Keys: []string{"a"}})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Nil(t, rn)
 
-	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementMatcher{FieldName: "a", MatchAnyValue: true})
+	rn, err = node.Pipe(ElementMatcher{Keys: []string{"a"}, MatchAnyValue: true})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "a: c\n", assertNoErrorString(t)(rn.String()))
 
-	_, err = node.Pipe(ElementMatcher{FieldName: "a", FieldValue: "c", MatchAnyValue: true})
-	assert.Errorf(t, err, "FieldValue must be empty when NoValue is set to true")
+	_, err = node.Pipe(ElementMatcher{Keys: []string{"a"}, Values: []string{"c"}, MatchAnyValue: true})
+	assert.Errorf(t, err, "Values must be empty when MatchAnyValue is set to true")
 }
+
+func TestElementMatcherMultipleKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	node, err := Parse(`
+- a: b
+  c: d
+- e: f
+`)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// matches all key-value pairs
+	rn, err := node.Pipe(MatchElementList(
+		[]string{"a", "c"}, // keys
+		[]string{"b", "d"}, // values
+	))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, rn)
+
+	// matches one key value pair but not the other
+	rn, err = node.Pipe(MatchElementList(
+		[]string{"a", "c"}, // keys
+		[]string{"b", "f"}, // values
+	))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Nil(t, rn)
+
+	// matches single given key value pair
+	rn, err = node.Pipe(MatchElementList(
+		[]string{"e"}, // keys
+		[]string{"f"}, // values
+	))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, rn)
+
+	// matching key, but value doesn't match
+	rn, err = node.Pipe(MatchElementList(
+		[]string{"e"}, // keys
+		[]string{"g"}, // values
+	))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Nil(t, rn)
+}
+
 func TestClearField_Fn(t *testing.T) {
 	node, err := Parse(NodeSampleData)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/kyaml/yaml/merge2/smpdirective.go b/kyaml/yaml/merge2/smpdirective.go
index b5b2fbb7e..f38b188ea 100644
--- a/kyaml/yaml/merge2/smpdirective.go
+++ b/kyaml/yaml/merge2/smpdirective.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func elideMappingPatchDirective(patch *yaml.RNode) error {
 func elideSequencePatchDirective(patch *yaml.RNode, value string) error {
 	return patch.PipeE(yaml.ElementSetter{
 		Element: nil,
-		Key:     strategicMergePatchDirectiveKey,
-		Value:   value,
+		Keys:    []string{strategicMergePatchDirectiveKey},
+		Values:  []string{value},
 	})
 }
diff --git a/kyaml/yaml/walk/associative_sequence.go b/kyaml/yaml/walk/associative_sequence.go
index 66ead3dcc..6f3e25cd8 100644
--- a/kyaml/yaml/walk/associative_sequence.go
+++ b/kyaml/yaml/walk/associative_sequence.go
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ func appendListNode(dst, src *yaml.RNode, key string) (*yaml.RNode, error) {
 		// If key is empty, we know this is a scalar value and we can directly set the
 		// node
 		if key == "" {
-			_, err := dst.Pipe(yaml.ElementSetter{Element: elem, Key: key, Value: elem.Value})
+			_, err := dst.Pipe(yaml.ElementSetter{
+				Element: elem,
+				Keys:    []string{key},
+				Values:  []string{elem.Value},
+			})
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -46,7 +50,11 @@ func appendListNode(dst, src *yaml.RNode, key string) (*yaml.RNode, error) {
 		// We use the key and value from elem to find the corresponding element in dst.
 		// Then we will use ElementSetter to replace the element with elem. If we cannot
 		// find the item, the element will be appended.
-		_, err = dst.Pipe(yaml.ElementSetter{Element: elem, Key: key, Value: v})
+		_, err = dst.Pipe(yaml.ElementSetter{
+			Element: elem,
+			Keys:    []string{key},
+			Values:  []string{v},
+		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -76,7 +84,10 @@ func (l *Walker) setAssociativeSequenceElements(values []string, key string, des
 		}
 		// delete the node from **dest** if it's null or empty
 		if yaml.IsMissingOrNull(val) || yaml.IsEmptyMap(val) {
-			_, err = dest.Pipe(yaml.ElementSetter{Key: key, Value: value})
+			_, err = dest.Pipe(yaml.ElementSetter{
+				Keys:   []string{key},
+				Values: []string{value},
+			})
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -94,7 +105,11 @@ func (l *Walker) setAssociativeSequenceElements(values []string, key string, des
 		// Add the val to the sequence. val will replace the item in the sequence if
 		// there is an item that matches the key-value pair. Otherwise val will be appended
 		// the the sequence.
-		_, err = itemsToBeAdded.Pipe(yaml.ElementSetter{Element: val.YNode(), Key: key, Value: value})
+		_, err = itemsToBeAdded.Pipe(yaml.ElementSetter{
+			Element: val.YNode(),
+			Keys:    []string{key},
+			Values:  []string{value},
+		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}