diff --git a/extensions/kubectl-cli/vite.config.js b/extensions/kubectl-cli/vite.config.js
index b464aa6d748da..43076ee56b05d 100644
--- a/extensions/kubectl-cli/vite.config.js
+++ b/extensions/kubectl-cli/vite.config.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const config = {
       formats: ['cjs'],
     },
     rollupOptions: {
-      external: ['@podman-desktop/api', '@kubernetes/client-node', ...builtinModules.flatMap(p => [p, `node:${p}`])],
+      external: ['@podman-desktop/api', ...builtinModules.flatMap(p => [p, `node:${p}`])],
       output: {
         entryFileNames: '[name].js',
       },