diff --git a/pkg/runtime/conversion_generator.go b/pkg/runtime/conversion_generator.go
index 8b4aea0c93d..9971b7b20df 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/conversion_generator.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/conversion_generator.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func NewConversionGenerator(scheme *Scheme, targetPkg string) ConversionGenerato
 		generatedNamePrefix: "auto",
 		targetPkg:           targetPkg,
 
-		publicFuncs:   make(map[typePair]string),
+		publicFuncs:   make(map[typePair]functionName),
 		convertibles:  make(map[reflect.Type]reflect.Type),
 		overridden:    make(map[reflect.Type]bool),
 		pkgOverwrites: make(map[string]string),
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ func NewConversionGenerator(scheme *Scheme, targetPkg string) ConversionGenerato
 
 var complexTypes []reflect.Kind = []reflect.Kind{reflect.Map, reflect.Ptr, reflect.Slice, reflect.Interface, reflect.Struct}
 
+type functionName struct {
+	name        string
+	packageName string
+}
+
 type conversionGenerator struct {
 	scheme *Scheme
 
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ type conversionGenerator struct {
 	generatedNamePrefix string
 	targetPkg           string
 
-	publicFuncs  map[typePair]string
+	publicFuncs  map[typePair]functionName
 	convertibles map[reflect.Type]reflect.Type
 	overridden   map[reflect.Type]bool
 	// If pkgOverwrites is set for a given package name, that package name
@@ -246,15 +251,12 @@ func (g *conversionGenerator) rememberConversionFunction(inType, outType reflect
 			if last := strings.LastIndex(name, "."); last != -1 {
 				p = name[:last]
 				n = name[last+1:]
-				p = g.imports[p]
-				if len(p) > 0 {
-					p = p + "."
-				}
 			} else {
 				n = name
 			}
 			if isPublic(n) {
-				g.publicFuncs[typePair{inType, outType}] = p + n
+				g.AddImport(p)
+				g.publicFuncs[typePair{inType, outType}] = functionName{name: n, packageName: p}
 			} else {
 				log.Printf("WARNING: Cannot generate conversion %v -> %v, method %q is private", inType, outType, fn.Name())
 			}
@@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ func (g *conversionGenerator) rememberConversionFunction(inType, outType reflect
 			log.Printf("WARNING: Cannot generate conversion %v -> %v, method is not accessible", inType, outType)
 		}
 	} else if willGenerate {
-		g.publicFuncs[typePair{inType, outType}] = g.conversionFunctionName(inType, outType)
+		g.publicFuncs[typePair{inType, outType}] = functionName{name: g.conversionFunctionName(inType, outType)}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -573,7 +575,15 @@ func (g *conversionGenerator) conversionFunctionName(inType, outType reflect.Typ
 func (g *conversionGenerator) conversionFunctionCall(inType, outType reflect.Type, scopeName string, args ...string) string {
 	if named, ok := g.publicFuncs[typePair{inType, outType}]; ok {
 		args[len(args)-1] = scopeName
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s(%s)", named, strings.Join(args, ", "))
+		name := named.name
+		localPackageName, ok := g.imports[named.packageName]
+		if !ok {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("have not defined an import for %s", named.packageName))
+		}
+		if len(named.packageName) > 0 && len(localPackageName) > 0 {
+			name = localPackageName + "." + name
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s(%s)", name, strings.Join(args, ", "))
 	}
 	log.Printf("WARNING: Using reflection to convert %v -> %v (no public conversion)", inType, outType)
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.Convert(%s)", scopeName, strings.Join(args, ", "))