diff --git a/cmd/flux/tree_kustomization.go b/cmd/flux/tree_kustomization.go
index c0cd03e58bc982b2ce2f8f240e78f0a545115105..6557bb44352dc1fa19fd021b7023f6597b10b7d7 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/tree_kustomization.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/tree_kustomization.go
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ func treeKustomization(ctx context.Context, tree tree.ObjMetadataTree, item *kus
 		}
 
 		if objMetadata.GroupKind.Group == kustomizev1.GroupVersion.Group &&
-			objMetadata.GroupKind.Kind == kustomizev1.KustomizationKind {
+			objMetadata.GroupKind.Kind == kustomizev1.KustomizationKind &&
+			// skip kustomization if it targets a remote clusters
+			item.Spec.KubeConfig == nil {
 			k := &kustomizev1.Kustomization{}
 			err = kubeClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{
 				Namespace: objMetadata.Namespace,
@@ -199,6 +201,11 @@ func getHelmReleaseInventory(ctx context.Context, objectKey client.ObjectKey, ku
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// skip release if it targets a remote clusters
+	if hr.Spec.KubeConfig != nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	storageNamespace := hr.GetNamespace()
 	if hr.Spec.StorageNamespace != "" {
 		storageNamespace = hr.Spec.StorageNamespace