diff --git a/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 933861a7f..b75d53f32 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//go:build !ignore_autogenerated
 // +build !ignore_autogenerated
 
 /*
diff --git a/api/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index b1abce6f8..7700bdd0b 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//go:build !ignore_autogenerated
 // +build !ignore_autogenerated
 
 /*
diff --git a/controllers/kustomization_controller.go b/controllers/kustomization_controller.go
index b8766cfe4..74060115f 100644
--- a/controllers/kustomization_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/kustomization_controller.go
@@ -904,16 +904,18 @@ func (r *KustomizationReconciler) finalize(ctx context.Context, kustomization ku
 func (r *KustomizationReconciler) event(ctx context.Context, kustomization kustomizev1.Kustomization, revision, severity, msg string, metadata map[string]string) {
 	log := logr.FromContext(ctx)
 
-	annotations := map[string]string{
-		kustomizev1.GroupVersion.Group + "/revision": revision,
-	}
+	if r.EventRecorder != nil {
+		annotations := map[string]string{
+			kustomizev1.GroupVersion.Group + "/revision": revision,
+		}
 
-	eventtype := "Normal"
-	if severity == events.EventSeverityError {
-		eventtype = "Warning"
-	}
+		eventtype := "Normal"
+		if severity == events.EventSeverityError {
+			eventtype = "Warning"
+		}
 
-	r.EventRecorder.AnnotatedEventf(&kustomization, annotations, eventtype, severity, msg)
+		r.EventRecorder.AnnotatedEventf(&kustomization, annotations, eventtype, severity, msg)
+	}
 
 	if r.ExternalEventRecorder != nil {
 		objRef, err := reference.GetReference(r.Scheme, &kustomization)