diff --git a/pkg/apis/rbac/helpers.go b/pkg/apis/rbac/helpers.go
index 5a246ab4509..549aedc98fc 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/rbac/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/rbac/helpers.go
@@ -215,9 +215,8 @@ func (r *PolicyRuleBuilder) Rule() (PolicyRule, error) {
 			return PolicyRule{}, fmt.Errorf("non-resource rule may not have apiGroups, resources, or resourceNames: %#v", r.PolicyRule)
 		}
 	case len(r.PolicyRule.Resources) > 0:
-		if len(r.PolicyRule.NonResourceURLs) != 0 {
-			return PolicyRule{}, fmt.Errorf("resource rule may not have nonResourceURLs: %#v", r.PolicyRule)
-		}
+		// resource rule may not have nonResourceURLs
+
 		if len(r.PolicyRule.APIGroups) == 0 {
 			// this a common bug
 			return PolicyRule{}, fmt.Errorf("resource rule must have apiGroups: %#v", r.PolicyRule)