diff --git a/hack/verify-golint.sh b/hack/verify-golint.sh
index 3e0c579f49c..a81043d2990 100755
--- a/hack/verify-golint.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-golint.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@ source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"
 kube::golang::verify_go_version
 
 if ! which golint > /dev/null; then
-  echo 'Can not find golint, install with:'
-  echo 'go get -u golang.org/x/lint/golint'
-  exit 1
+  # Ensure that we find the binaries we build before anything else.
+  export GOBIN="${KUBE_OUTPUT_BINPATH}"
+  PATH="${GOBIN}:${PATH}"
+
+  # Install golint from vendor
+  echo 'Can not find golint, installing from vendor'
+  go install k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/golang.org/x/lint/golint
 fi
 
 cd "${KUBE_ROOT}"