diff --git a/build/common.sh b/build/common.sh
index e839d3017ec..7ed622d9108 100755
--- a/build/common.sh
+++ b/build/common.sh
@@ -896,7 +896,8 @@ function kube::release::package_kube_manifests_tarball() {
 
   # Source 2: manifests from cluster/gce/kube-manifests.
   # TODO(andyzheng0831): Enable the following line after finishing issue #16702.
-  # cp "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/gce/kube-manifests/"* "${release_stage}/"
+  # cp "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/gce/kube-manifests/*" "${release_stage}/"
+  cp -r "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/gce/coreos/kube-manifests"/* "${release_stage}/"
 
   kube::release::clean_cruft