diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/7410-seanblong b/changelogs/unreleased/7410-seanblong
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffc340d2bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/7410-seanblong
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ignore missing path error in conditional match
diff --git a/internal/resourcemodifiers/resource_modifiers.go b/internal/resourcemodifiers/resource_modifiers.go
index d4ae93e717..2546e0d664 100644
--- a/internal/resourcemodifiers/resource_modifiers.go
+++ b/internal/resourcemodifiers/resource_modifiers.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func matchConditions(u *unstructured.Unstructured, rules []MatchRule, _ logrus.F
 	p := &JSONPatcher{patches: fixed}
 	_, err := p.applyPatch(u)
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, jsonpatch.ErrTestFailed) {
+		if errors.Is(err, jsonpatch.ErrTestFailed) || errors.Is(err, jsonpatch.ErrMissing) {
 			return false, nil
 		}
 		return false, err
diff --git a/internal/resourcemodifiers/resource_modifiers_test.go b/internal/resourcemodifiers/resource_modifiers_test.go
index 648d827be9..c6563c2e6f 100644
--- a/internal/resourcemodifiers/resource_modifiers_test.go
+++ b/internal/resourcemodifiers/resource_modifiers_test.go
@@ -1650,6 +1650,35 @@ func TestResourceModifiers_conditional_patches(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr:       false,
 			wantObj:       cmWithLabelAToB.DeepCopy(),
 		},
+		{
+			name: "missing condition path and skip patches",
+			rm: &ResourceModifiers{
+				Version: "v1",
+				ResourceModifierRules: []ResourceModifierRule{
+					{
+						Conditions: Conditions{
+							GroupResource: "*",
+							Namespaces:    []string{"fake"},
+							Matches: []MatchRule{
+								{
+									Path:  "/metadata/labels/a/b",
+									Value: "c",
+								},
+							},
+						},
+						MergePatches: []JSONMergePatch{
+							{
+								PatchData: `{"metadata":{"labels":{"a":"c"}}}`,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			obj:           cmWithLabelAToB.DeepCopy(),
+			groupResource: "configmaps",
+			wantErr:       false,
+			wantObj:       cmWithLabelAToB.DeepCopy(),
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {