diff --git a/pkg/api/util/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/api/util/BUILD.bazel
index 7dac105fb..8dc2d671b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/util/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/api/util/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
 
 go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
@@ -33,3 +33,14 @@ filegroup(
     tags = ["automanaged"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
+
+go_test(
+    name = "go_default_test",
+    srcs = ["names_test.go"],
+    embed = [":go_default_library"],
+    deps = [
+        "//pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha2:go_default_library",
+        "@io_k8s_apimachinery//pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "@io_k8s_apimachinery//pkg/util/validation:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)