diff --git a/hack/update-codegen.sh b/hack/update-codegen.sh
index e4298686c..ae6a256e4 100755
--- a/hack/update-codegen.sh
+++ b/hack/update-codegen.sh
@@ -8,11 +8,29 @@ set -o pipefail
 REPO_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 cd "${REPO_ROOT}"
 
-echo "Generating with deepcopy-gen"
 GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/deepcopy-gen
+GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/register-gen
+GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/conversion-gen
+GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen
+GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/lister-gen
+GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/informer-gen
+GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/openapi-gen
 export GOPATH=$(go env GOPATH | awk -F ':' '{print $1}')
 export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
 
+go_path="${REPO_ROOT}/_go"
+cleanup() {
+  rm -rf "${go_path}"
+}
+trap "cleanup" EXIT SIGINT
+
+cleanup
+
+source "${REPO_ROOT}"/hack/util.sh
+util:create_gopath_tree "${REPO_ROOT}" "${go_path}"
+export GOPATH="${go_path}"
+
+echo "Generating with deepcopy-gen"
 deepcopy-gen \
   --go-header-file hack/boilerplate/boilerplate.go.txt \
   --input-dirs=github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1 \
@@ -55,7 +73,6 @@ deepcopy-gen \
   --output-file-base=zz_generated.deepcopy
 
 echo "Generating with register-gen"
-GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/register-gen
 register-gen \
   --go-header-file hack/boilerplate/boilerplate.go.txt \
   --input-dirs=github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1 \
@@ -93,7 +110,6 @@ register-gen \
   --output-file-base=zz_generated.register
 
 echo "Generating with conversion-gen"
-GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/conversion-gen
 conversion-gen \
   --go-header-file hack/boilerplate/boilerplate.go.txt \
   --input-dirs=github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1 \
@@ -101,7 +117,6 @@ conversion-gen \
   --output-file-base=zz_generated.conversion
 
 echo "Generating with client-gen"
-GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen
 client-gen \
   --go-header-file hack/boilerplate/boilerplate.go.txt \
   --input-base="" \
@@ -110,14 +125,12 @@ client-gen \
   --clientset-name=versioned
 
 echo "Generating with lister-gen"
-GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/lister-gen
 lister-gen \
   --go-header-file hack/boilerplate/boilerplate.go.txt \
   --input-dirs=github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1,github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1,github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/work/v1alpha1,github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/work/v1alpha2,github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/config/v1alpha1,github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/networking/v1alpha1 \
   --output-package=github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/generated/listers
 
 echo "Generating with informer-gen"
-GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/informer-gen
 informer-gen \
   --go-header-file hack/boilerplate/boilerplate.go.txt \
   --input-dirs=github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1,github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1,github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/work/v1alpha1,github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/work/v1alpha2,github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/config/v1alpha1,github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/networking/v1alpha1 \
@@ -126,7 +139,6 @@ informer-gen \
   --output-package=github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/generated/informers
 
 echo "Generating with openapi-gen"
-GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/openapi-gen
 openapi-gen \
   --go-header-file hack/boilerplate/boilerplate.go.txt \
   --input-dirs "github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/apis/cluster/v1alpha1" \
diff --git a/hack/util.sh b/hack/util.sh
index dae08fe23..6f3b40f46 100755
--- a/hack/util.sh
+++ b/hack/util.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ KARMADA_WEBHOOK_LABEL="karmada-webhook"
 AGENT_POD_LABEL="karmada-agent"
 INTERPRETER_WEBHOOK_EXAMPLE_LABEL="karmada-interpreter-webhook-example"
 
+KARMADA_GO_PACKAGE="github.com/karmada-io/karmada"
+
 MIN_Go_VERSION=go1.17.0
 
 #https://textkool.com/en/ascii-art-generator?hl=default&vl=default&font=DOS%20Rebel&text=KARMADA
@@ -572,3 +574,21 @@ function util::get_GO_LDFLAGS() {
                         -X github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pkg/version.buildDate=${BUILDDATE}"
   echo $LDFLAGS
 }
+
+# util::create_gopath_tree create the GOPATH tree
+# Parameters:
+#  - $1: the root path of repo
+#  - $2: go path
+function util:create_gopath_tree() {
+  local repo_root=$1
+  local go_path=$2
+
+  local go_pkg_dir="${go_path}/src/${KARMADA_GO_PACKAGE}"
+  go_pkg_dir=$(dirname "${go_pkg_dir}")
+
+  mkdir -p "${go_pkg_dir}"
+
+  if [[ ! -e "${go_pkg_dir}" || "$(readlink "${go_pkg_dir}")" != "${repo_root}" ]]; then
+    ln -snf "${repo_root}" "${go_pkg_dir}"
+  fi
+}