diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/describe/versioned/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/describe/versioned/BUILD
index 822b65a1223..c01ce6142ed 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/describe/versioned/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/describe/versioned/BUILD
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/certificate:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/fieldpath:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/util/qos:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/resource:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/slice:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1:go_default_library",
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/reference:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/deployment:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/event:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/qos:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/rbac:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/storage:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/fatih/camelcase:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/describe/versioned/describe.go b/pkg/kubectl/describe/versioned/describe.go
index d848b27cb5a..e9c824a180c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/describe/versioned/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/describe/versioned/describe.go
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog"
 	deploymentutil "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/deployment"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/event"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/qos"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/rbac"
 	storageutil "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/storage"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/describe"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/certificate"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/fieldpath"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/qos"
 	resourcehelper "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/slice"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD
index 3239fdde8e9..130e5d1b8ab 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ filegroup(
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/fieldpath:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/logs:all-srcs",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/util/qos:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/resource:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/slice:all-srcs",
     ],
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/BUILD
index 45892af1360..8f0094b68ef 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/BUILD
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ filegroup(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/interrupt:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/podutils:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/printers:all-srcs",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/qos:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/rbac:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/storage:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates:all-srcs",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/util/qos/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/qos/BUILD
similarity index 85%
rename from pkg/kubectl/util/qos/BUILD
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/qos/BUILD
index bed95210fc2..244b748b682 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/util/qos/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/qos/BUILD
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
 go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
     srcs = ["qos.go"],
-    importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/qos",
+    importmap = "k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/qos",
+    importpath = "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/qos",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/util/qos/qos.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/qos/qos.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/util/qos/qos.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/qos/qos.go
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index cfc2ce50cb5..0afcb804ed4 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -1642,6 +1642,7 @@ k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/hash
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/interrupt
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/podutils
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/printers
+k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/qos
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/rbac
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/storage
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates