diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/422-k8s_cp-fix-issue-when-issue-local_path.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/422-k8s_cp-fix-issue-when-issue-local_path.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5677ff8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/422-k8s_cp-fix-issue-when-issue-local_path.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - k8s_cp - fix issue when using parameter local_path with file on managed node. (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/issues/421).
diff --git a/plugins/action/k8s_info.py b/plugins/action/k8s_info.py
index 674ebcb9..cfcbb28d 100644
--- a/plugins/action/k8s_info.py
+++ b/plugins/action/k8s_info.py
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
 
         local_path = self._task.args.get("local_path")
         state = self._task.args.get("state", None)
-        if local_path and state == "to_pod":
+        if local_path and state == "to_pod" and not remote_transport:
             new_module_args["local_path"] = self.get_file_realpath(local_path)
 
         # Execute the k8s_* module.