diff --git a/hack/build-go.sh b/hack/build-go.sh
index cb8d28e5ed65..1b05c27ed01c 100755
--- a/hack/build-go.sh
+++ b/hack/build-go.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ if [[ -z "$@" ]]; then
     vendor/k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubelet)
 fi
 
+os::golang::ensure_gomod_off
+
 OS_BUILD_PLATFORMS=("${OS_BUILD_PLATFORMS[@]:-${platform}}")
 os::build::build_binaries "${build_targets[@]}"
 os::build::place_bins "${build_targets[@]}"
diff --git a/hack/lib/util/golang.sh b/hack/lib/util/golang.sh
index fffe8613520e..b243ce482a19 100644
--- a/hack/lib/util/golang.sh
+++ b/hack/lib/util/golang.sh
@@ -34,3 +34,9 @@ function os::golang::verify_glide_version() {
 
 }
 readonly -f os::golang::verify_glide_version
+
+# os::golang::ensure_gomod_off ensures gomod is off
+function os::golang::ensure_gomod_off() {
+    export GO111MODULE=off
+}
+readonly -f os::golang::ensure_gomod_off
diff --git a/hack/update-generated-bindata.sh b/hack/update-generated-bindata.sh
index 28756fcc8e2b..6fa79fadc567 100755
--- a/hack/update-generated-bindata.sh
+++ b/hack/update-generated-bindata.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 STARTTIME=$(date +%s)
 source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/lib/init.sh"
 
+os::golang::ensure_gomod_off
+
 go generate ./test/extended
 
 os::build::setup_env