diff --git a/common/istio-cni-1-17/cluster-local-gateway/base/kustomization.yaml b/common/istio-cni-1-17/cluster-local-gateway/base/kustomization.yaml
index a547f5f87f..3f63154ee9 100644
--- a/common/istio-cni-1-17/cluster-local-gateway/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/common/istio-cni-1-17/cluster-local-gateway/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ resources:
 - gateway-authorizationpolicy.yaml
 - gateway.yaml
 
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-- patches/remove-pdb.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+patches:
+- path: patches/remove-pdb.yaml