diff --git a/pkg/restore/restore.go b/pkg/restore/restore.go
index cee3216f6f..df6edb6ec6 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/restore.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/restore.go
@@ -1366,6 +1366,14 @@ func (ctx *restoreContext) restoreItem(obj *unstructured.Unstructured, groupReso
 		}
 	}
 
+	// The object apiVersion might get modified by a RestorePlugin so we need to
+	// get a new client to reflect updated resource path.
+	resourceClient, err = ctx.getResourceClient(groupResource, obj, namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		errs.AddVeleroError(fmt.Errorf("error getting updated resource client for namespace %q, resource %q: %v", namespace, &groupResource, err))
+		return warnings, errs, itemExists
+	}
+
 	ctx.log.Infof("Attempting to restore %s: %v", obj.GroupVersionKind().Kind, name)
 	createdObj, restoreErr := resourceClient.Create(obj)
 	if restoreErr == nil {