diff --git a/api/v1beta1/azuremachine_validation.go b/api/v1beta1/azuremachine_validation.go
index 3197935f66f..9dd9d347a05 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/azuremachine_validation.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/azuremachine_validation.go
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ func ValidateVMExtensions(disableExtensionOperations *bool, vmExtensions []VMExt
 	allErrs := field.ErrorList{}
 
 	if ptr.Deref(disableExtensionOperations, false) && len(vmExtensions) > 0 {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Forbidden(field.NewPath("azureMachineTemplate", "spec", "template", "spec", "vmExtensions"), "VMExtensions must be empty when DisableExtensionOperations is true"))
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Forbidden(field.NewPath("AzureMachineTemplate", "spec", "template", "spec", "vmExtensions"), "VMExtensions must be empty when DisableExtensionOperations is true"))
 	}
 
 	return allErrs
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/azuremachinetemplate_webhook.go b/api/v1beta1/azuremachinetemplate_webhook.go
index 9d6ca2907ad..9130f92ac19 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/azuremachinetemplate_webhook.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/azuremachinetemplate_webhook.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (r *AzureMachineTemplate) ValidateUpdate(ctx context.Context, oldRaw runtim
 
 		if err := r.Default(ctx, old); err != nil {
 			allErrs = append(allErrs,
-				field.Invalid(field.NewPath("azureMachineTemplate"), r, fmt.Sprintf("Unable to apply defaults: %v", err)),
+				field.Invalid(field.NewPath("AzureMachineTemplate"), r, fmt.Sprintf("Unable to apply defaults: %v", err)),
 			)
 		}
 
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/azuremanagedcontrolplane_webhook.go b/api/v1beta1/azuremanagedcontrolplane_webhook.go
index 67967890907..a0190288ae6 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/azuremanagedcontrolplane_webhook.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/azuremanagedcontrolplane_webhook.go
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ func (m *AzureManagedControlPlane) validateVirtualNetworkUpdate(old *AzureManage
 	if old.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Name != m.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Name {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs,
 			field.Invalid(
-				field.NewPath("spec", "virtualNetwork.name"),
+				field.NewPath("spec", "virtualNetwork", "name"),
 				m.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Name,
 				"Virtual Network Name is immutable"))
 	}
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ func (m *AzureManagedControlPlane) validateVirtualNetworkUpdate(old *AzureManage
 	if old.Spec.VirtualNetwork.CIDRBlock != m.Spec.VirtualNetwork.CIDRBlock {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs,
 			field.Invalid(
-				field.NewPath("spec", "virtualNetwork.cidrBlock"),
+				field.NewPath("spec", "virtualNetwork", "cidrBlock"),
 				m.Spec.VirtualNetwork.CIDRBlock,
 				"Virtual Network CIDRBlock is immutable"))
 	}
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ func (m *AzureManagedControlPlane) validateVirtualNetworkUpdate(old *AzureManage
 	if old.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Subnet.Name != m.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Subnet.Name {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs,
 			field.Invalid(
-				field.NewPath("spec", "virtualNetwork.subnet.name"),
+				field.NewPath("spec", "virtualNetwork", "subnet", "name"),
 				m.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Subnet.Name,
 				"Subnet Name is immutable"))
 	}
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ func (m *AzureManagedControlPlane) validateVirtualNetworkUpdate(old *AzureManage
 	if old.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Subnet.CIDRBlock != m.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Subnet.CIDRBlock {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs,
 			field.Invalid(
-				field.NewPath("spec", "virtualNetwork.subnet.cidrBlock"),
+				field.NewPath("spec", "virtualNetwork", "subnet", "cidrBlock"),
 				m.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Subnet.CIDRBlock,
 				"Subnet CIDRBlock is immutable"))
 	}
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ func (m *AzureManagedControlPlane) validateVirtualNetworkUpdate(old *AzureManage
 	if old.Spec.VirtualNetwork.ResourceGroup != m.Spec.VirtualNetwork.ResourceGroup {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs,
 			field.Invalid(
-				field.NewPath("spec", "virtualNetwork.resourceGroup"),
+				field.NewPath("spec", "virtualNetwork", "resourceGroup"),
 				m.Spec.VirtualNetwork.ResourceGroup,
 				"Virtual Network Resource Group is immutable"))
 	}
@@ -779,14 +779,14 @@ func (m *AzureManagedControlPlane) validateAADProfileUpdateAndLocalAccounts(old
 			if !m.Spec.AADProfile.Managed && old.Spec.AADProfile.Managed {
 				allErrs = append(allErrs,
 					field.Invalid(
-						field.NewPath("spec", "aadProfile.managed"),
+						field.NewPath("spec", "aadProfile", "managed"),
 						m.Spec.AADProfile.Managed,
 						"cannot set AADProfile.Managed to false"))
 			}
 			if len(m.Spec.AADProfile.AdminGroupObjectIDs) == 0 {
 				allErrs = append(allErrs,
 					field.Invalid(
-						field.NewPath("spec", "aadProfile.AdminGroupObjectIDs"),
+						field.NewPath("spec", "aadProfile", "adminGroupObjectIDs"),
 						m.Spec.AADProfile.AdminGroupObjectIDs,
 						"length of AADProfile.AdminGroupObjectIDs cannot be zero"))
 			}
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/azuremanagedcontrolplanetemplate_webhook.go b/api/v1beta1/azuremanagedcontrolplanetemplate_webhook.go
index 30a2a96a1d6..f2b25b36743 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/azuremanagedcontrolplanetemplate_webhook.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/azuremanagedcontrolplanetemplate_webhook.go
@@ -148,14 +148,14 @@ func (mcpw *azureManagedControlPlaneTemplateWebhook) ValidateUpdate(ctx context.
 			if !mcp.Spec.Template.Spec.AADProfile.Managed && old.Spec.Template.Spec.AADProfile.Managed {
 				allErrs = append(allErrs,
 					field.Invalid(
-						field.NewPath("spec", "template", "spec", "aadProfile.Managed"),
+						field.NewPath("spec", "template", "spec", "aadProfile", "managed"),
 						mcp.Spec.Template.Spec.AADProfile.Managed,
 						"cannot set AADProfile.Managed to false"))
 			}
 			if len(mcp.Spec.Template.Spec.AADProfile.AdminGroupObjectIDs) == 0 {
 				allErrs = append(allErrs,
 					field.Invalid(
-						field.NewPath("spec", "template", "spec", "aadProfile.AdminGroupObjectIDs"),
+						field.NewPath("spec", "template", "spec", "aadProfile", "adminGroupObjectIDs"),
 						mcp.Spec.Template.Spec.AADProfile.AdminGroupObjectIDs,
 						"length of AADProfile.AdminGroupObjectIDs cannot be zero"))
 			}
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func (mcp *AzureManagedControlPlaneTemplate) validateVirtualNetworkTemplateUpdat
 	if old.Spec.Template.Spec.VirtualNetwork.CIDRBlock != mcp.Spec.Template.Spec.VirtualNetwork.CIDRBlock {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs,
 			field.Invalid(
-				field.NewPath("spec", "template", "spec", "virtualNetwork.CIDRBlock"),
+				field.NewPath("spec", "template", "spec", "virtualNetwork", "cidrBlock"),
 				mcp.Spec.Template.Spec.VirtualNetwork.CIDRBlock,
 				"Virtual Network CIDRBlock is immutable"))
 	}
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (mcp *AzureManagedControlPlaneTemplate) validateVirtualNetworkTemplateUpdat
 	if old.Spec.Template.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Subnet.Name != mcp.Spec.Template.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Subnet.Name {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs,
 			field.Invalid(
-				field.NewPath("spec", "template", "spec", "virtualNetwork.Subnet.Name"),
+				field.NewPath("spec", "template", "spec", "virtualNetwork", "subnet", "name"),
 				mcp.Spec.Template.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Subnet.Name,
 				"Subnet Name is immutable"))
 	}
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (mcp *AzureManagedControlPlaneTemplate) validateVirtualNetworkTemplateUpdat
 	if old.Spec.Template.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Subnet.CIDRBlock != mcp.Spec.Template.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Subnet.CIDRBlock {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs,
 			field.Invalid(
-				field.NewPath("spec", "template", "spec", "virtualNetwork.Subnet.CIDRBlock"),
+				field.NewPath("spec", "template", "spec", "virtualNetwork", "subnet", "cidrBlock"),
 				mcp.Spec.Template.Spec.VirtualNetwork.Subnet.CIDRBlock,
 				"Subnet CIDRBlock is immutable"))
 	}
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/azuremanagedmachinepooltemplate_webhook.go b/api/v1beta1/azuremanagedmachinepooltemplate_webhook.go
index a476eba9a4c..9a85c5e1107 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/azuremanagedmachinepooltemplate_webhook.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/azuremanagedmachinepooltemplate_webhook.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (mpw *azureManagedMachinePoolTemplateWebhook) ValidateCreate(ctx context.Co
 
 	errs = append(errs, validateMaxPods(
 		mp.Spec.Template.Spec.MaxPods,
-		field.NewPath("spec", "template", "spec", "MaxPods")))
+		field.NewPath("spec", "template", "spec", "maxPods")))
 
 	errs = append(errs, validateOSType(
 		mp.Spec.Template.Spec.Mode,