diff --git a/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/fix/fix.go b/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/fix/fix.go
index 13d9a3136..6600f7849 100644
--- a/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/fix/fix.go
+++ b/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/fix/fix.go
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ func RunFix(fSys filesys.FileSystem) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	m.FixKustomizationPreMarshalling()
 	return mf.Write(m)
 }
diff --git a/kustomize/internal/commands/kustfile/kustomizationfile.go b/kustomize/internal/commands/kustfile/kustomizationfile.go
index 900d748e2..f347e368a 100644
--- a/kustomize/internal/commands/kustfile/kustomizationfile.go
+++ b/kustomize/internal/commands/kustfile/kustomizationfile.go
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ func (mf *kustomizationFile) Write(kustomization *types.Kustomization) error {
 	if kustomization == nil {
 		return errors.New("util: kustomization file arg is nil")
 	}
-	kustomization.FixKustomizationPreMarshalling()
 	data, err := mf.marshal(kustomization)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err