diff --git a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/.import-restrictions b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/.import-restrictions
index 695312b7312..24cdef34a6e 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/.import-restrictions
+++ b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/.import-restrictions
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ rules:
     allowedPrefixes:
       - k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options
       - k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/config
+      - k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/names
       - k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme
       - k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/service
       - k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/pod