diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types.go
index 9d15e24b11b..1f1209f8d47 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types.go
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ import (
 type Config struct {
 	// Legacy field from pkg/api/types.go TypeMeta.
 	// TODO(jlowdermilk): remove this after eliminating downstream dependencies.
+	// +k8s:conversion-gen=false
 	// +optional
 	Kind string `json:"kind,omitempty"`
 	// Legacy field from pkg/api/types.go TypeMeta.
 	// TODO(jlowdermilk): remove this after eliminating downstream dependencies.
+	// +k8s:conversion-gen=false
 	// +optional
 	APIVersion string `json:"apiVersion,omitempty"`
 	// Preferences holds general information to be use for cli interactions
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/types.go
index 56afb608a8c..2159ffc79d5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/types.go
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ import (
 type Config struct {
 	// Legacy field from pkg/api/types.go TypeMeta.
 	// TODO(jlowdermilk): remove this after eliminating downstream dependencies.
+	// +k8s:conversion-gen=false
 	// +optional
 	Kind string `json:"kind,omitempty"`
 	// Legacy field from pkg/api/types.go TypeMeta.
 	// TODO(jlowdermilk): remove this after eliminating downstream dependencies.
+	// +k8s:conversion-gen=false
 	// +optional
 	APIVersion string `json:"apiVersion,omitempty"`
 	// Preferences holds general information to be use for cli interactions