diff --git a/hack/generator/pkg/astmodel/storage_conversion_factories.go b/hack/generator/pkg/astmodel/storage_conversion_factories.go
index 81ba97c8090..f0203801a18 100644
--- a/hack/generator/pkg/astmodel/storage_conversion_factories.go
+++ b/hack/generator/pkg/astmodel/storage_conversion_factories.go
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ func assignObjectTypeFromObjectType(
 		localId := dst.NewIdent(copyVar)
 		errLocal := dst.NewIdent("err")
 
-		errorsPackageName := generationContext.MustGetImportedPackageName(ErrorsReference)
+		errorsPackageName := generationContext.MustGetImportedPackageName(APIMachineryErrorsReference)
 
 		declaration := astbuilder.LocalVariableDeclaration(copyVar, createTypeDeclaration(destinationName, generationContext), "")
 
diff --git a/hack/generator/pkg/astmodel/storage_conversion_function.go b/hack/generator/pkg/astmodel/storage_conversion_function.go
index 7e3d4d6de34..61e9ed3caa6 100644
--- a/hack/generator/pkg/astmodel/storage_conversion_function.go
+++ b/hack/generator/pkg/astmodel/storage_conversion_function.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (fn *StorageConversionFunction) Name() string {
 // RequiredPackageReferences returns the set of package references required by this function
 func (fn *StorageConversionFunction) RequiredPackageReferences() *PackageReferenceSet {
 	result := NewPackageReferenceSet(
-		ErrorsReference,
+		APIMachineryErrorsReference,
 		fn.otherDefinition.Name().PackageReference)
 
 	return result