diff --git a/pkg/volume/gcepd/attacher_test.go b/pkg/volume/gcepd/attacher_test.go
index 929157e0c0..9ab284d009 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/gcepd/attacher_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/gcepd/attacher_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	volumetest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/testing"
+	volumeutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/klog"
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ func createPVSpec(name string, readOnly bool, zones []string) *volume.Spec {
 	}
 
 	if zones != nil {
-		zonesLabel := strings.Join(zones, v1.LabelMultiZoneDelimiter)
+		zonesLabel := strings.Join(zones, volumeutil.LabelMultiZoneDelimiter)
 		spec.PersistentVolume.ObjectMeta.Labels = map[string]string{
 			v1.LabelZoneFailureDomain: zonesLabel,
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/gcepd/gce_util.go b/pkg/volume/gcepd/gce_util.go
index 876bf201e9..a1cb2cf9ed 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/gcepd/gce_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/gcepd/gce_util.go
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ func udevadmChangeToDrive(drivePath string) error {
 func isRegionalPD(spec *volume.Spec) bool {
 	if spec.PersistentVolume != nil {
 		zonesLabel := spec.PersistentVolume.Labels[v1.LabelZoneFailureDomain]
-		zones := strings.Split(zonesLabel, v1.LabelMultiZoneDelimiter)
+		zones := strings.Split(zonesLabel, volumeutil.LabelMultiZoneDelimiter)
 		return len(zones) > 1
 	}
 	return false
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/util.go b/pkg/volume/util/util.go
index 41bf22dcdf..21c1956bcb 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/util.go
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ const (
 	// VolumeDynamicallyCreatedByKey is the key of the annotation on PersistentVolume
 	// object created dynamically
 	VolumeDynamicallyCreatedByKey = "kubernetes.io/createdby"
+
+	// LabelMultiZoneDelimiter separates zones for volumes
+	LabelMultiZoneDelimiter = "__"
 )
 
 // VolumeZoneConfig contains config information about zonal volume.
@@ -329,7 +332,7 @@ func ZonesFromAllowedTopologies(allowedTopologies []v1.TopologySelectorTerm) (se
 
 // ZonesSetToLabelValue converts zones set to label value
 func ZonesSetToLabelValue(strSet sets.String) string {
-	return strings.Join(strSet.UnsortedList(), v1.LabelMultiZoneDelimiter)
+	return strings.Join(strSet.UnsortedList(), LabelMultiZoneDelimiter)
 }
 
 // ZonesToSet converts a string containing a comma separated list of zones to set
@@ -343,7 +346,7 @@ func ZonesToSet(zonesString string) (sets.String, error) {
 
 // LabelZonesToSet converts a PV label value from string containing a delimited list of zones to set
 func LabelZonesToSet(labelZonesValue string) (sets.String, error) {
-	return stringToSet(labelZonesValue, v1.LabelMultiZoneDelimiter)
+	return stringToSet(labelZonesValue, LabelMultiZoneDelimiter)
 }
 
 // StringToSet converts a string containing list separated by specified delimiter to a set
@@ -365,7 +368,7 @@ func stringToSet(str, delimiter string) (sets.String, error) {
 
 // LabelZonesToList converts a PV label value from string containing a delimited list of zones to list
 func LabelZonesToList(labelZonesValue string) ([]string, error) {
-	return stringToList(labelZonesValue, v1.LabelMultiZoneDelimiter)
+	return stringToList(labelZonesValue, LabelMultiZoneDelimiter)
 }
 
 // StringToList converts a string containing list separated by specified delimiter to a list
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/well_known_labels.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/well_known_labels.go
index aacf654fa6..8b05c0ce7d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/well_known_labels.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/well_known_labels.go
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1
 
 const (
-	LabelHostname           = "kubernetes.io/hostname"
-	LabelZoneFailureDomain  = "failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/zone"
-	LabelMultiZoneDelimiter = "__"
-	LabelZoneRegion         = "failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/region"
+	LabelHostname          = "kubernetes.io/hostname"
+	LabelZoneFailureDomain = "failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/zone"
+	LabelZoneRegion        = "failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/region"
 
 	LabelInstanceType = "beta.kubernetes.io/instance-type"