diff --git a/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/applyconfiguration.go b/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/applyconfiguration.go
index eb885a59..ee4743aa 100644
--- a/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/applyconfiguration.go
+++ b/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/applyconfiguration.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type applyConfigurationGenerator struct {
 	generator.GoGenerator
 	// outPkgBase is the base package, under which the "internal" and GV-specific subdirs live
 	outPkgBase   string // must be a Go import-path
+	localPkg     string
 	groupVersion clientgentypes.GroupVersion
 	applyConfig  applyConfig
 	imports      namer.ImportTracker
@@ -49,9 +50,8 @@ func (g *applyConfigurationGenerator) Filter(_ *generator.Context, t *types.Type
 }
 
 func (g *applyConfigurationGenerator) Namers(*generator.Context) namer.NameSystems {
-	localPkg := path.Join(g.outPkgBase, g.groupVersion.Group.PackageName(), g.groupVersion.Version.PackageName())
 	return namer.NameSystems{
-		"raw":          namer.NewRawNamer(localPkg, g.imports),
+		"raw":          namer.NewRawNamer(g.localPkg, g.imports),
 		"singularKind": namer.NewPublicNamer(0),
 	}
 }
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func (b *$.ApplyConfig.ApplyConfiguration|public$) ensure$.MemberType.Elem|publi
 
 var clientgenTypeConstructorNamespaced = `
 // $.ApplyConfig.Type|public$ constructs an declarative configuration of the $.ApplyConfig.Type|public$ type for use with
-// apply. 
+// apply.
 func $.ApplyConfig.Type|public$(name, namespace string) *$.ApplyConfig.ApplyConfiguration|public$ {
   b := &$.ApplyConfig.ApplyConfiguration|public${}
   b.WithName(name)
diff --git a/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/targets.go b/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/targets.go
index 7fc624d6..debab90e 100644
--- a/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/targets.go
+++ b/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/targets.go
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ func targetForApplyConfigurationsPackage(outputDirBase, outputPkgBase, pkgSubdir
 						OutputFilename: strings.ToLower(toGenerate.Type.Name.Name) + ".go",
 					},
 					outPkgBase:   outputPkgBase,
+					localPkg:     outputPkg,
 					groupVersion: gv,
 					applyConfig:  toGenerate,
 					imports:      generator.NewImportTracker(),