diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/generator.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/generator.go
index 54df66e45e4..c480a8a62ea 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/generator.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/go-to-protobuf/protobuf/generator.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type genProtoIDL struct {
 func (g *genProtoIDL) PackageVars(c *generator.Context) []string {
 	if g.omitGogo {
 		return []string{
-			fmt.Sprintf("option go_package = %q;", g.localGoPackage.Name),
+			fmt.Sprintf("option go_package = %q;", g.localGoPackage.Package),
 		}
 	}
 	return []string{
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (g *genProtoIDL) PackageVars(c *generator.Context) []string {
 		"option (gogoproto.goproto_unrecognized_all) = false;",
 		"option (gogoproto.goproto_enum_prefix_all) = false;",
 		"option (gogoproto.goproto_getters_all) = false;",
-		fmt.Sprintf("option go_package = %q;", g.localGoPackage.Name),
+		fmt.Sprintf("option go_package = %q;", g.localGoPackage.Package),
 	}
 }
 func (g *genProtoIDL) Filename() string { return g.OptionalName + ".proto" }