diff --git a/api/filters/replacement/replacement.go b/api/filters/replacement/replacement.go
index a96dfff719..76cb6089ff 100644
--- a/api/filters/replacement/replacement.go
+++ b/api/filters/replacement/replacement.go
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ func applyToOneNode(options *types.FieldOptions, t *yaml.RNode, value *yaml.RNod
 	}
 
 	for _, scalarNode := range t.YNode().Content {
-		if options != nil && options.Create {
-			return fmt.Errorf("cannot use create option in a multi-value target")
-		}
 		rn := yaml.NewRNode(scalarNode)
 		if err := setTargetValue(options, rn, value); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/api/filters/replacement/replacement_test.go b/api/filters/replacement/replacement_test.go
index db25ce3720..669207fca5 100644
--- a/api/filters/replacement/replacement_test.go
+++ b/api/filters/replacement/replacement_test.go
@@ -2347,7 +2347,28 @@ spec:
         options:
           create: true
 `,
-			expectedErr: `cannot use create option in a multi-value target`,
+			expected: `
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: hello
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: busybox
+        name: myapp-container
+      restartPolicy: OnFailure
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: my-pod
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: busybox
+    name: myapp-container
+  restartPolicy: OnFailure`,
 		},
 	}