diff --git a/hack/verify-godeps.sh b/hack/verify-godeps.sh
index 4f8c60739f..d56c059762 100755
--- a/hack/verify-godeps.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-godeps.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"
 readonly branch=${1:-${KUBE_VERIFY_GIT_BRANCH:-master}}
 if ! [[ ${KUBE_FORCE_VERIFY_CHECKS:-} =~ ^[yY]$ ]] && \
   ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'Godeps/' && \
-  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'vendor/'; then
+  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'vendor/' && \
+  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'hack/'; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -85,13 +86,8 @@ _kubetmp="${_kubetmp}/kubernetes"
 export GOPATH="${_tmpdir}"
 
 pushd "${_kubetmp}" 2>&1 > /dev/null
-  kube::util::ensure_godep_version v79
-
-  export GOPATH="${GOPATH}:${_kubetmp}/staging"
-  # Fill out that nice clean place with the kube godeps
-  echo "Starting to download all kubernetes godeps. This takes a while"
-  godep restore
-  echo "Download finished"
+  # Restore the Godeps into our temp directory
+  hack/godep-restore.sh
 
   # Destroy deps in the copy of the kube tree
   rm -rf ./Godeps ./vendor