diff --git a/pkg/model/resources/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/model/resources/BUILD.bazel
index b905603c6f6c5..a5ad76408ee1a 100644
--- a/pkg/model/resources/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/model/resources/BUILD.bazel
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ go_library(
     srcs = ["nodeup.go"],
     importpath = "k8s.io/kops/pkg/model/resources",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = ["//pkg/apis/kops:go_default_library"],
 )