diff --git a/internal/yamlmerger/yamlmerger.go b/internal/yamlmerger/yamlmerger.go
index 90fca5b9f2..c090a96cc1 100644
--- a/internal/yamlmerger/yamlmerger.go
+++ b/internal/yamlmerger/yamlmerger.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func RecursiveMerge(from, into *yaml.Node) error {
 		}
 	case yaml.ScalarNode:
 		// SA4006 these variables represent pointers and are propagated outside of `recursiveMerge`
-		into = from //nolint:staticcheck
+		into.Value = from.Value //nolint:staticcheck
 	case yaml.SequenceNode:
 		for _, fromItem := range from.Content {
 			foundFrom := false