diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/auth/reconcile.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/auth/reconcile.go
index 3ead45bf644..5151310ace3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/auth/reconcile.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/auth/reconcile.go
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ func (o *ReconcileOptions) Complete(cmd *cobra.Command, f cmdutil.Factory, args
 		NamespaceParam(namespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, o.FilenameOptions).
 		Flatten().
+		Local().
 		Do()
 
 	if err := r.Err(); err != nil {