diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/discovery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 506d6882f..4fa561b6e 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 
+	// Required to get the GCP auth provider working.
+	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth/gcp"
+
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/discovery"
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/discovery/targetgroup"
 )