diff --git a/hack/lib/golang.sh b/hack/lib/golang.sh
index 44ae2bdb193..00b13088729 100644
--- a/hack/lib/golang.sh
+++ b/hack/lib/golang.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ readonly KUBE_STATIC_LIBRARIES=(
   kube-apiserver
   kube-controller-manager
   kube-scheduler
+  hyperkube
 )
 
 kube::golang::is_statically_linked_library() {