diff --git a/informers/factory.go b/informers/factory.go
index c7c735fed..19901079f 100644
--- a/informers/factory.go
+++ b/informers/factory.go
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
-	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	if f.transform != nil {
+		informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
+	}
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer