diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/k8s/submit/KubernetesClientApplication.scala b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/k8s/submit/KubernetesClientApplication.scala
index 39cadae8ef68..12c7653be7d4 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/k8s/submit/KubernetesClientApplication.scala
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/k8s/submit/KubernetesClientApplication.scala
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ private[spark] class Client(
   // Build a Config Map that will house spark conf properties in a single file for spark-submit
   private def buildConfigMap(configMapName: String, conf: Map[String, String]): ConfigMap = {
     val properties = new Properties()
-    conf.foreach { case (k, v) =>
+    conf
+      .filter { case (k, _) => !k.startsWith("spark.launcher")}
+      .foreach { case (k, v) =>
       properties.setProperty(k, v)
     }
     val propertiesWriter = new StringWriter()