diff --git a/hack/verify-godeps.sh b/hack/verify-godeps.sh
index d56c0597629..91731ec8aaa 100755
--- a/hack/verify-godeps.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-godeps.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ readonly branch=${1:-${KUBE_VERIFY_GIT_BRANCH:-master}}
 if ! [[ ${KUBE_FORCE_VERIFY_CHECKS:-} =~ ^[yY]$ ]] && \
   ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'Godeps/' && \
   ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'vendor/' && \
-  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'hack/'; then
+  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'hack/.*godep'; then
   exit 0
 fi