diff --git a/hack/verify-external-dependencies-version.sh b/hack/verify-external-dependencies-version.sh
index c84ba8653ea..67efc39915f 100755
--- a/hack/verify-external-dependencies-version.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-external-dependencies-version.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ set -o pipefail
 KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/..
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"
 
+kube::golang::setup_env
 kube::golang::verify_go_version
 
 # Ensure that we find the binaries we build before anything else.