diff --git a/cluster/addons/kube-proxy/kube-proxy-ds.yaml b/cluster/addons/kube-proxy/kube-proxy-ds.yaml
index 6d04adfc0c..574bbbb785 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/kube-proxy/kube-proxy-ds.yaml
+++ b/cluster/addons/kube-proxy/kube-proxy-ds.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ spec:
         command:
         - /bin/sh
         - -c
-        - echo -998 > /proc/$$$/oom_score_adj && kube-proxy {{kubeconfig}} {{cluster_cidr}} --resource-container="" {{params}} 1>>/var/log/kube-proxy.log 2>&1
+        - kube-proxy {{kubeconfig}} {{cluster_cidr}} --resource-container="" --oom-score-adj=-998 {{params}} 1>>/var/log/kube-proxy.log 2>&1
         {{container_env}}
         {{kube_cache_mutation_detector_env_name}}
           {{kube_cache_mutation_detector_env_value}}
diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-proxy/kube-proxy.manifest b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-proxy/kube-proxy.manifest
index 2a587c0790..bc9a17907d 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-proxy/kube-proxy.manifest
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-proxy/kube-proxy.manifest
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ spec:
     command:
     - /bin/sh
     - -c
-    - echo -998 > /proc/$$$/oom_score_adj && kube-proxy {{api_servers_with_port}} {{kubeconfig}} {{cluster_cidr}} --resource-container="" {{params}} 1>>/var/log/kube-proxy.log 2>&1
+    - kube-proxy {{api_servers_with_port}} {{kubeconfig}} {{cluster_cidr}} --resource-container="" --oom-score-adj=-998 {{params}} 1>>/var/log/kube-proxy.log 2>&1
     {{container_env}}
     {{kube_cache_mutation_detector_env_name}}
       {{kube_cache_mutation_detector_env_value}}
diff --git a/pkg/util/oom/oom_linux.go b/pkg/util/oom/oom_linux.go
index 4d0379fabd..ad6d5c264b 100644
--- a/pkg/util/oom/oom_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/util/oom/oom_linux.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build cgo,linux
+// +build linux
 
 /*
 Copyright 2015 The Kubernetes Authors.
diff --git a/pkg/util/oom/oom_linux_test.go b/pkg/util/oom/oom_linux_test.go
index 82a18b66bd..83f4d685f2 100644
--- a/pkg/util/oom/oom_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/oom/oom_linux_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build cgo,linux
+// +build linux
 
 /*
 Copyright 2015 The Kubernetes Authors.
diff --git a/pkg/util/oom/oom_unsupported.go b/pkg/util/oom/oom_unsupported.go
index 063839d6b2..cb362a85a5 100644
--- a/pkg/util/oom/oom_unsupported.go
+++ b/pkg/util/oom/oom_unsupported.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build !cgo !linux
+// +build !linux
 
 /*
 Copyright 2015 The Kubernetes Authors.