diff --git a/pkg/api/testing/applyconfiguration_test.go b/pkg/api/testing/applyconfiguration_test.go
index 7081ac524f4..5975456738c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/testing/applyconfiguration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/testing/applyconfiguration_test.go
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ func fuzzObject(t *testing.T, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind) runtime.Object {
 			func(s *v1.ObjectMeta, c fuzz.Continue) {
 				c.FuzzNoCustom(s)
 				s.ManagedFields = nil
+				s.SelfLink = ""
 			},
 		).Fuzz(internalObj)
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/applyconfiguration.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/applyconfiguration.go
index b91a4619bd9..ddd7c1fb48f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/applyconfiguration.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/applyconfiguration.go
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ func blocklisted(t *types.Type, member types.Member) bool {
 	if objectMeta.Name == t.Name && member.Name == "ManagedFields" {
 		return true
 	}
+	if objectMeta.Name == t.Name && member.Name == "SelfLink" {
+		return true
+	}
 	return false
 }