diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3f470e9d3..752614539 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/docker v17.12.0-ce-rc1.0.20200618181300-9dc6525e6118+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.4.0
-	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.9.0+incompatible
 	github.com/gobwas/glob v0.2.3
 	github.com/gofrs/flock v0.8.0
 	github.com/gosuri/uitable v0.0.4
diff --git a/pkg/kube/client.go b/pkg/kube/client.go
index 76a832b0e..253f180b6 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/client.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/client.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	jsonpatch "github.com/evanphx/json-patch"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	batch "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/jsonmergepatch"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ func createPatch(target *resource.Info, current runtime.Object) ([]byte, types.P
 
 	// Unstructured objects, such as CRDs, may not have an not registered error
 	// returned from ConvertToVersion. Anything that's unstructured should
-	// use the jsonpatch.CreateMergePatch. Strategic Merge Patch is not supported
+	// use the jsonmergepatch.CreateThreeWayJSONMergePatch. Strategic Merge Patch is not supported
 	// on objects like CRDs.
 	_, isUnstructured := versionedObject.(runtime.Unstructured)
 
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ func createPatch(target *resource.Info, current runtime.Object) ([]byte, types.P
 
 	if isUnstructured || isCRD {
 		// fall back to generic JSON merge patch
-		patch, err := jsonpatch.CreateMergePatch(oldData, newData)
+		patch, err := jsonmergepatch.CreateThreeWayJSONMergePatch(oldData, newData, currentData)
 		return patch, types.MergePatchType, err
 	}