diff --git a/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml b/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
index 4c77396c28a..ee437f47c51 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   allowedImports:
   - k8s.io/apimachinery
   - k8s.io/kube-openapi
+  - k8s.io/utils/clock
   - k8s.io/utils/net
   - k8s.io/klog
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@
   - k8s.io/apimachinery
   - k8s.io/client-go
   - k8s.io/klog
+  - k8s.io/utils
 - baseImportPath: "./vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/"
   excludeTests: true
   ignoredSubTrees: