diff --git a/cmd/controller/main.go b/cmd/controller/main.go
index cb3d8dca0..c1027623e 100644
--- a/cmd/controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/controller/main.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
 	rest "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"