diff --git a/hack/verify-staging-imports.sh b/hack/verify-staging-imports.sh
index 102b6fc1fa5..93c20daa6ee 100755
--- a/hack/verify-staging-imports.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-staging-imports.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ print_forbidden_imports apimachinery should_be_leaf || RC=1
 print_forbidden_imports api k8s.io/apimachinery || RC=1
 print_forbidden_imports client-go k8s.io/apimachinery k8s.io/api || RC=1
 print_forbidden_imports apiserver k8s.io/apimachinery k8s.io/client-go k8s.io/api || RC=1
+print_forbidden_imports metrics k8s.io/apimachinery k8s.io/client-go k8s.io/api || RC=1
 print_forbidden_imports kube-aggregator k8s.io/apimachinery k8s.io/client-go k8s.io/apiserver k8s.io/api || RC=1
 print_forbidden_imports sample-apiserver k8s.io/apimachinery k8s.io/client-go k8s.io/apiserver k8s.io/api || RC=1
 print_forbidden_imports apiextensions-apiserver k8s.io/apimachinery k8s.io/client-go k8s.io/apiserver k8s.io/api || RC=1