diff --git a/pkg/machinery/resources/k8s/manifest.go b/pkg/machinery/resources/k8s/manifest.go
index 9ec48a1f6b..5c6eb2b155 100644
--- a/pkg/machinery/resources/k8s/manifest.go
+++ b/pkg/machinery/resources/k8s/manifest.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (spec ManifestSpec) DeepCopy() ManifestSpec {
 }
 
 // MarshalYAML implements yaml.Marshaler.
-func (spec *ManifestSpec) MarshalYAML() (interface{}, error) {
+func (spec ManifestSpec) MarshalYAML() (interface{}, error) {
 	return spec.Items, nil
 }