diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.mod
index 72dcda494dd..5bf906295a1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.mod
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/exponent-io/jsonpath v0.0.0-20151013193312-d6023ce2651d
 	github.com/fatih/camelcase v1.0.0
 	github.com/fvbommel/sortorder v1.0.1
+	github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.20.0
 	github.com/google/gnostic v0.5.7-v3refs
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9
 	github.com/jonboulle/clockwork v0.2.2
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-errors/errors v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.3 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.19.5 // indirect
-	github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.20.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.19.14 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 // indirect