diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/MixedCase/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/fake/fake_clustertesttype.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/MixedCase/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/fake/fake_clustertesttype.go
index f8b5722ee20..a50cb27c097 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/MixedCase/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/fake/fake_clustertesttype.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/MixedCase/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/fake/fake_clustertesttype.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (c *FakeClusterTestTypes) Patch(name string, pt types.PatchType, data []byt
 // GetScale takes name of the clusterTestType, and returns the corresponding scale object, and an error if there is any.
 func (c *FakeClusterTestTypes) GetScale(clusterTestTypeName string, options v1.GetOptions) (result *autoscaling.Scale, err error) {
 	obj, err := c.Fake.
-		Invokes(testing.NewRootGetSubresourceAction(clustertesttypesResource, clusterTestTypeName), &autoscaling.Scale{})
+		Invokes(testing.NewRootGetSubresourceAction(clustertesttypesResource, "scale", clusterTestTypeName), &autoscaling.Scale{})
 	if obj == nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/crd/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/fake/fake_clustertesttype.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/crd/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/fake/fake_clustertesttype.go
index e0b0376b84f..ceb70756731 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/crd/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/fake/fake_clustertesttype.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/crd/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/fake/fake_clustertesttype.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (c *FakeClusterTestTypes) Patch(name string, pt types.PatchType, data []byt
 // GetScale takes name of the clusterTestType, and returns the corresponding scale object, and an error if there is any.
 func (c *FakeClusterTestTypes) GetScale(clusterTestTypeName string, options v1.GetOptions) (result *autoscaling.Scale, err error) {
 	obj, err := c.Fake.
-		Invokes(testing.NewRootGetSubresourceAction(clustertesttypesResource, clusterTestTypeName), &autoscaling.Scale{})
+		Invokes(testing.NewRootGetSubresourceAction(clustertesttypesResource, "scale", clusterTestTypeName), &autoscaling.Scale{})
 	if obj == nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/fake/generator_fake_for_type.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/fake/generator_fake_for_type.go
index bf18c14c642..136650ebd39 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/fake/generator_fake_for_type.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/fake/generator_fake_for_type.go
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ var getSubresourceTemplate = `
 func (c *Fake$.type|publicPlural$) Get($.type|private$Name string, options $.GetOptions|raw$) (result *$.resultType|raw$, err error) {
 	obj, err := c.Fake.
 		$if .namespaced$Invokes($.NewGetSubresourceAction|raw$($.type|allLowercasePlural$Resource, c.ns, "$.subresourcePath$", $.type|private$Name), &$.resultType|raw${})
-		$else$Invokes($.NewRootGetSubresourceAction|raw$($.type|allLowercasePlural$Resource, $.type|private$Name), &$.resultType|raw${})$end$
+		$else$Invokes($.NewRootGetSubresourceAction|raw$($.type|allLowercasePlural$Resource, "$.subresourcePath$", $.type|private$Name), &$.resultType|raw${})$end$
 	if obj == nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}