diff --git a/bootstrap/util/configowner.go b/bootstrap/util/configowner.go
index f015443feda9..1729629bc81e 100644
--- a/bootstrap/util/configowner.go
+++ b/bootstrap/util/configowner.go
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ func GetOwnerByRef(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, ref *corev1.ObjectRefer
 // GetTypedOwnerByRef finds and returns the owner by looking at the object
 // reference. The implementation ensures a typed client is used, so the objects are read from the cache.
 func GetTypedOwnerByRef(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, ref *corev1.ObjectReference) (*ConfigOwner, error) {
-	obj, err := c.Scheme().New(ref.GroupVersionKind())
+	objGVK := ref.GroupVersionKind()
+	obj, err := c.Scheme().New(objGVK)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to construct object of type %s", ref.GroupVersionKind())
 	}
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ func GetTypedOwnerByRef(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, ref *corev1.Object
 	}
 	u := unstructured.Unstructured{}
 	u.SetUnstructuredContent(content)
+	u.SetGroupVersionKind(objGVK)
 
 	return &ConfigOwner{&u}, nil
 }