diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/BUILD b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/BUILD
index 5e216f2b645..5571efe085f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/BUILD
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/kubelet/cm:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/container:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/dockershim/cm:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubelet/dockershim/errors:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/dockertools:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/dockertools/securitycontext:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/leaky:go_default_library",
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/container:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/container/testing:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubelet/dockershim/errors:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/dockershim/testing:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/dockertools:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/dockertools/securitycontext:go_default_library",
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ filegroup(
     srcs = [
         ":package-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubelet/dockershim/cm:all-srcs",
+        "//pkg/kubelet/dockershim/errors:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubelet/dockershim/remote:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubelet/dockershim/testing:all-srcs",
     ],
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/errors/BUILD b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/errors/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d35ca937bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/errors/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+
+licenses(["notice"])
+
+load(
+    "@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl",
+    "go_library",
+)
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["errors.go"],
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "package-srcs",
+    srcs = glob(["**"]),
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "all-srcs",
+    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/testing/BUILD b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/testing/BUILD
index 5eb8bcd4466..cc21e75d1b3 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/testing/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/testing/BUILD
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
     srcs = ["util.go"],
     tags = ["automanaged"],
+    deps = ["//pkg/kubelet/dockershim/errors:go_default_library"],
 )
 
 filegroup(