diff --git a/build/root/.bazelrc b/build/root/.bazelrc
index a7f69ce6f3a..a0eab2ccdcb 100644
--- a/build/root/.bazelrc
+++ b/build/root/.bazelrc
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ build --sandbox_fake_username
 # TODO(ixdy): Remove this default once rules_go is bumped.
 # Ref kubernetes/kubernetes#52677
 build --incompatible_comprehension_variables_do_not_leak=false
+
+# Enable go race detection.
+test --features=race
diff --git a/pkg/master/BUILD b/pkg/master/BUILD
index d9e1d598132..057da62edb9 100644
--- a/pkg/master/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/master/BUILD
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ go_test(
         "master_openapi_test.go",
         "master_test.go",
     ],
+    features = ["-race"],
     library = ":go_default_library",
     deps = [
         "//pkg/api:go_default_library",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/BUILD
index 65deccf7c23..94e020d8a56 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/BUILD
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ go_test(
         "store_test.go",
         "undelta_store_test.go",
     ],
+    features = ["-race"],
     library = ":go_default_library",
     deps = [
         "//vendor/github.com/google/gofuzz:go_default_library",