diff --git a/pkg/client/typed/dynamic/client_pool.go b/pkg/client/typed/dynamic/client_pool.go
index 4bdd3ecabb7..f7c6505fd77 100644
--- a/pkg/client/typed/dynamic/client_pool.go
+++ b/pkg/client/typed/dynamic/client_pool.go
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ type clientPoolImpl struct {
 
 // NewClientPool returns a ClientPool from the specified config
 func NewClientPool(config *restclient.Config, apiPathResolverFunc APIPathResolverFunc) ClientPool {
+	confCopy := *config
 	return &clientPoolImpl{
-		config:              config,
+		config:              &confCopy,
 		clients:             map[unversioned.GroupVersion]*Client{},
 		apiPathResolverFunc: apiPathResolverFunc,
 	}