diff --git a/federation/build.sh b/federation/build.sh
index dbc47442e07..a9d673ea6c9 100755
--- a/federation/build.sh
+++ b/federation/build.sh
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function update_config() {
 function build() {
 	kube::build::verify_prereqs
 	kube::build::build_image
-	kube::build::run_build_command make WHAT=cmd/hyperkube
+	kube::build::run_build_command make WHAT="cmd/kubectl cmd/hyperkube"
 
 	BASEIMAGE="ubuntu:16.04" \
 		REGISTRY="${KUBE_REGISTRY}" \