diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/cmd/generate_provider.go b/cmd/clusterctl/cmd/generate_provider.go
index cafa3be6b1a4..51c89fa79a98 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/cmd/generate_provider.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterctl/cmd/generate_provider.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func runGenerateProviderComponents() error {
 
 	options := client.ComponentsOptions{
 		TargetNamespace:     gpo.targetNamespace,
-		SkipTemplateProcess: gpo.raw,
+		SkipTemplateProcess: gpo.raw || gpo.textOutput,
 	}
 
 	components, err := c.GetProviderComponents(providerName, providerType, options)