diff --git a/cmd/kubelet/OWNERS b/cmd/kubelet/OWNERS
index d48d312be7a..31df1d8d4ea 100644
--- a/cmd/kubelet/OWNERS
+++ b/cmd/kubelet/OWNERS
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ approvers:
 reviewers:
 - sig-node-reviewers
 labels:
+- area/kubelet
 - sig/node
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/OWNERS b/pkg/kubelet/OWNERS
index 07ac0331521..6d98243a138 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/OWNERS
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ approvers:
 reviewers:
 - sig-node-reviewers
 labels:
+- area/kubelet
 - sig/node