diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch/watch.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch/watch.go
index 988aba3ed62..4a183d4b3e5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch/watch.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch/watch.go
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ const (
 	Deleted  EventType = "DELETED"
 	Bookmark EventType = "BOOKMARK"
 	Error    EventType = "ERROR"
+)
 
+var (
 	DefaultChanSize int32 = 100
 )