diff --git a/hack/.linted_packages b/hack/.linted_packages
index 38be9e2ea27..9bb55acef13 100644
--- a/hack/.linted_packages
+++ b/hack/.linted_packages
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ pkg/util/rand
 pkg/util/runtime
 pkg/util/sets
 pkg/util/sets/types
+pkg/util/slice
 pkg/util/tail
 pkg/util/validation
 pkg/util/validation/field
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/BUILD
index 6bad6f9c8e0..ae9d0ebf358 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/BUILD
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/credentialprovider:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/resource:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/slice:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/printers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/printers/internalversion:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/util/slice:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/emicklei/go-restful-swagger12:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/golang/glog:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/history.go b/pkg/kubectl/history.go
index aca1963eaf7..8f07a40bee2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/history.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/history.go
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	deploymentutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment/util"
+	sliceutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/slice"
 	printersinternal "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers/internalversion"
-	sliceutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/slice"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/rollback.go b/pkg/kubectl/rollback.go
index ded384b2b52..ee9594db648 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/rollback.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/rollback.go
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/daemon"
 	deploymentutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment/util"
+	sliceutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/slice"
 	printersinternal "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers/internalversion"
-	sliceutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/slice"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD
index fb4b1fdac61..aa82e750aaf 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ filegroup(
     srcs = [
         ":package-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/crlf:all-srcs",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/slice:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/term:all-srcs",
     ],
     tags = ["automanaged"],
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/util/slice/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/util/slice/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35cb2024d50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/util/slice/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+
+licenses(["notice"])
+
+load(
+    "@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl",
+    "go_library",
+    "go_test",
+)
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["slice.go"],
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+)
+
+go_test(
+    name = "go_default_test",
+    srcs = ["slice_test.go"],
+    library = ":go_default_library",
+    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/kubectl/util/slice/slice.go b/pkg/kubectl/util/slice/slice.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6885c4888db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/util/slice/slice.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package slice
+
+import (
+	"sort"
+)
+
+// Int64Slice attaches the methods of Interface to []int64,
+// sorting in increasing order.
+type Int64Slice []int64
+
+func (p Int64Slice) Len() int           { return len(p) }
+func (p Int64Slice) Less(i, j int) bool { return p[i] < p[j] }
+func (p Int64Slice) Swap(i, j int)      { p[i], p[j] = p[j], p[i] }
+
+// Sorts []int64 in increasing order
+func SortInts64(a []int64) { sort.Sort(Int64Slice(a)) }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/util/slice/slice_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/util/slice/slice_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7e3bec6e277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/util/slice/slice_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package slice
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestSortInts64(t *testing.T) {
+	src := []int64{10, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
+	expected := []int64{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10}
+	SortInts64(src)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(src, expected) {
+		t.Errorf("func Ints64 didnt sort correctly, %v !- %v", src, expected)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/slice/slice.go b/pkg/util/slice/slice.go
index 205b597c404..b408dbae841 100644
--- a/pkg/util/slice/slice.go
+++ b/pkg/util/slice/slice.go
@@ -68,14 +68,3 @@ func ContainsString(slice []string, s string, modifier func(s string) string) bo
 	}
 	return false
 }
-
-// Int64Slice attaches the methods of Interface to []int64,
-// sorting in increasing order.
-type Int64Slice []int64
-
-func (p Int64Slice) Len() int           { return len(p) }
-func (p Int64Slice) Less(i, j int) bool { return p[i] < p[j] }
-func (p Int64Slice) Swap(i, j int)      { p[i], p[j] = p[j], p[i] }
-
-// Sorts []int64 in increasing order
-func SortInts64(a []int64) { sort.Sort(Int64Slice(a)) }
diff --git a/pkg/util/slice/slice_test.go b/pkg/util/slice/slice_test.go
index 1c02f420411..437c8ecee55 100644
--- a/pkg/util/slice/slice_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/slice/slice_test.go
@@ -89,12 +89,3 @@ func TestShuffleStrings(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func TestSortInts64(t *testing.T) {
-	src := []int64{10, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
-	expected := []int64{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10}
-	SortInts64(src)
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(src, expected) {
-		t.Errorf("func Ints64 didnt sort correctly, %v !- %v", src, expected)
-	}
-}