diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/main.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/main.go
index 8a727193901..ce1756c11a6 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/main.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/main.go
@@ -19,15 +19,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 package main
 
 import (
-	"k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf"
+	goflag "flag"
 
 	flag "github.com/spf13/pflag"
+	"k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf"
 )
 
 var g = protobuf.New()
 
 func init() {
 	g.BindFlags(flag.CommandLine)
+	flag.CommandLine.AddGoFlagSet(goflag.CommandLine)
 }
 
 func main() {