diff --git a/pkg/client/options.go b/pkg/client/options.go
index 32bdbac3e1..d81bf25de9 100644
--- a/pkg/client/options.go
+++ b/pkg/client/options.go
@@ -513,19 +513,15 @@ type MatchingLabels map[string]string
 // ApplyToList applies this configuration to the given list options.
 func (m MatchingLabels) ApplyToList(opts *ListOptions) {
 	// TODO(directxman12): can we avoid reserializing this over and over?
-	var sel labels.Selector
-	if opts.LabelSelector != nil {
-		sel = opts.LabelSelector
-	} else {
-		sel = labels.NewSelector()
+	if opts.LabelSelector == nil {
+		opts.LabelSelector = labels.NewSelector()
 	}
 	// If there's already a selector, we need to AND the two together.
 	noValidSel := labels.SelectorFromValidatedSet(map[string]string(m))
 	reqs, _ := noValidSel.Requirements()
 	for _, req := range reqs {
-		sel = sel.Add(req)
+		opts.LabelSelector = opts.LabelSelector.Add(req)
 	}
-	opts.LabelSelector = sel
 }
 
 // ApplyToDeleteAllOf applies this configuration to the given an List options.
@@ -539,21 +535,17 @@ type HasLabels []string
 
 // ApplyToList applies this configuration to the given list options.
 func (m HasLabels) ApplyToList(opts *ListOptions) {
-	var sel labels.Selector
-	if opts.LabelSelector != nil {
-		sel = opts.LabelSelector
-	} else {
-		sel = labels.NewSelector()
+	if opts.LabelSelector == nil {
+		opts.LabelSelector = labels.NewSelector()
 	}
-	// TODO: ignore invalid labels will result in empty selector.
-	// This is not consistent to the MatchingLabels behavior.
+	// TODO: ignore invalid labels will result in an empty selector.
+	// This is inconsistent to the that of MatchingLabels.
 	for _, label := range m {
 		r, err := labels.NewRequirement(label, selection.Exists, nil)
 		if err == nil {
-			sel = sel.Add(*r)
+			opts.LabelSelector = opts.LabelSelector.Add(*r)
 		}
 	}
-	opts.LabelSelector = sel
 }
 
 // ApplyToDeleteAllOf applies this configuration to the given an List options.