diff --git a/pkg/server/options/admission.go b/pkg/server/options/admission.go
index 5ee0036de..6f4990a7e 100644
--- a/pkg/server/options/admission.go
+++ b/pkg/server/options/admission.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/featuregate"
 )
 
@@ -123,7 +122,8 @@ func (a *AdmissionOptions) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 func (a *AdmissionOptions) ApplyTo(
 	c *server.Config,
 	informers informers.SharedInformerFactory,
-	kubeAPIServerClientConfig *rest.Config,
+	kubeClient kubernetes.Interface,
+	dynamicClient dynamic.Interface,
 	features featuregate.FeatureGate,
 	pluginInitializers ...admission.PluginInitializer,
 ) error {
@@ -143,15 +143,8 @@ func (a *AdmissionOptions) ApplyTo(
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read plugin config: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	clientset, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(kubeAPIServerClientConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	dynamicClient, err := dynamic.NewForConfig(kubeAPIServerClientConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	genericInitializer := initializer.New(clientset, dynamicClient, informers, c.Authorization.Authorizer, features, c.DrainedNotify())
+	genericInitializer := initializer.New(kubeClient, dynamicClient, informers, c.Authorization.Authorizer, features,
+		c.DrainedNotify())
 	initializersChain := admission.PluginInitializers{genericInitializer}
 	initializersChain = append(initializersChain, pluginInitializers...)
 
diff --git a/pkg/server/options/recommended.go b/pkg/server/options/recommended.go
index 28aad0daf..073c2180d 100644
--- a/pkg/server/options/recommended.go
+++ b/pkg/server/options/recommended.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
-
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/storagebackend"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	utilflowcontrol "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/featuregate"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
@@ -131,9 +131,20 @@ func (o *RecommendedOptions) ApplyTo(config *server.RecommendedConfig) error {
 	if err := o.CoreAPI.ApplyTo(config); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if initializers, err := o.ExtraAdmissionInitializers(config); err != nil {
+	initializers, err := o.ExtraAdmissionInitializers(config)
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else if err := o.Admission.ApplyTo(&config.Config, config.SharedInformerFactory, config.ClientConfig, o.FeatureGate, initializers...); err != nil {
+	}
+	kubeClient, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(config.ClientConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	dynamicClient, err := dynamic.NewForConfig(config.ClientConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := o.Admission.ApplyTo(&config.Config, config.SharedInformerFactory, kubeClient, dynamicClient, o.FeatureGate,
+		initializers...); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if feature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.APIPriorityAndFairness) {