diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/metadata/metadata.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/metadata/metadata.go
index 2cc7e22adf7..e8d263a2793 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ func (c *client) Get(ctx context.Context, name string, opts metav1.GetOptions, s
 
 // List returns all resources within the specified scope (namespace or cluster).
 func (c *client) List(ctx context.Context, opts metav1.ListOptions) (*metav1.PartialObjectMetadataList, error) {
+	return c.list(ctx, opts)
+}
+
+func (c *client) list(ctx context.Context, opts metav1.ListOptions) (*metav1.PartialObjectMetadataList, error) {
 	result := c.client.client.Get().AbsPath(c.makeURLSegments("")...).
 		SetHeader("Accept", "application/vnd.kubernetes.protobuf;as=PartialObjectMetadataList;g=meta.k8s.io;v=v1,application/json;as=PartialObjectMetadataList;g=meta.k8s.io;v=v1,application/json").
 		SpecificallyVersionedParams(&opts, dynamicParameterCodec, versionV1).