diff --git a/test/e2e/BUILD b/test/e2e/BUILD
index bcba2f9de9d..6ca02b68e79 100644
--- a/test/e2e/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/BUILD
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ go_test(
         "//test/e2e/cluster-logging:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/extension:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/framework:go_default_library",
+        "//test/e2e/kubectl:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/metrics:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/scalability:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/scheduling:go_default_library",
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 8f19a3700ff..39a82e9037b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/cluster-logging"
 	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/extension"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/kubectl"
 	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/scalability"
 	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/scheduling"
 	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/storage"
diff --git a/test/e2e/kubectl/framework.go b/test/e2e/kubectl/framework.go
index 9f216277da8..79e69f9e89c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubectl/framework.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubectl/framework.go
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package kubectl
 
-import "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
+import "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 
-func kubectlDescribe(text string, body func()) bool {
-	return framework.KubeDescribe("[sig-cli] "+text, body)
+func SIGDescribe(text string, body func()) bool {
+	return ginkgo.Describe("[sig-cli] "+text, body)
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/kubectl/kubectl.go b/test/e2e/kubectl/kubectl.go
index b75619f0a99..f0f0c668b9f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubectl/kubectl.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubectl/kubectl.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func runKubectlRetryOrDie(args ...string) string {
 }
 
 // duplicated setup to avoid polluting "normal" clients with alpha features which confuses the generated clients
-var _ = kubectlDescribe("Kubectl alpha client", func() {
+var _ = SIGDescribe("Kubectl alpha client", func() {
 	defer GinkgoRecover()
 	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("kubectl")
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ var _ = kubectlDescribe("Kubectl alpha client", func() {
 	})
 })
 
-var _ = kubectlDescribe("Kubectl client", func() {
+var _ = SIGDescribe("Kubectl client", func() {
 	defer GinkgoRecover()
 	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("kubectl")
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/kubectl/portforward.go b/test/e2e/kubectl/portforward.go
index 4ad07fdc250..9fb21d81792 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubectl/portforward.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubectl/portforward.go
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ func doTestOverWebSockets(bindAddress string, f *framework.Framework) {
 	verifyLogMessage(logOutput, "^Received expected client data$")
 }
 
-var _ = kubectlDescribe("Kubectl Port forwarding", func() {
+var _ = SIGDescribe("Kubectl Port forwarding", func() {
 	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("port-forwarding")
 
 	framework.KubeDescribe("With a server listening on 0.0.0.0", func() {
diff --git a/test/e2e/kubectl/proxy.go b/test/e2e/kubectl/proxy.go
index 1edcb8001b7..076c791a780 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubectl/proxy.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubectl/proxy.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const (
 	proxyHTTPCallTimeout = 30 * time.Second
 )
 
-var _ = kubectlDescribe("Kubectl Proxy", func() {
+var _ = SIGDescribe("Kubectl Proxy", func() {
 	version := api.Registry.GroupOrDie(v1.GroupName).GroupVersion.Version
 	Context("version "+version, func() {
 		options := framework.FrameworkOptions{