diff --git a/build/common.sh b/build/common.sh
index c9c3f724f4c..e7921d93353 100755
--- a/build/common.sh
+++ b/build/common.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ readonly LOCAL_OUTPUT_IMAGE_STAGING="${LOCAL_OUTPUT_ROOT}/images"
 # This is a symlink to binaries for "this platform" (e.g. build tools).
 readonly THIS_PLATFORM_BIN="${LOCAL_OUTPUT_ROOT}/bin"
 
+readonly KUBE_GO_PACKAGE=k8s.io/kubernetes
 readonly REMOTE_ROOT="/go/src/${KUBE_GO_PACKAGE}"
 readonly REMOTE_OUTPUT_ROOT="${REMOTE_ROOT}/_output"
 readonly REMOTE_OUTPUT_SUBPATH="${REMOTE_OUTPUT_ROOT}/dockerized"
diff --git a/hack/lib/golang.sh b/hack/lib/golang.sh
index 6af68ce42bc..3437414e2e2 100755
--- a/hack/lib/golang.sh
+++ b/hack/lib/golang.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034 # Variables sourced in other scripts.
 
-# The golang package that we are building.
-readonly KUBE_GO_PACKAGE=k8s.io/kubernetes
 readonly KUBE_GOPATH="${KUBE_GOPATH:-"${KUBE_OUTPUT}/go"}"
 export KUBE_GOPATH