diff --git a/third_party/go/patches/k8s-infra-fix-go116.patch b/third_party/go/patches/k8s-infra-fix-go116.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf35938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/go/patches/k8s-infra-fix-go116.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+From 5cf776eb8f872f78cf7325c39fbfe1777f702407 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mike Danese <mikedanese@google.com>
+Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:39:16 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] fix go_genrule for 1.16
+
+---
+ defs/go.bzl | 3 +++
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/defs/go.bzl b/defs/go.bzl
+index f4617e1..8873253 100644
+--- a/defs/go.bzl
++++ b/defs/go.bzl
+@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ def _go_genrule_impl(ctx):
+         "PATH": ctx.configuration.host_path_separator.join(["/usr/local/bin", "/bin", "/usr/bin"]),
+         "GOPATH": paths.dirname(gopath_placeholder.path),
+         "GOROOT": paths.dirname(go.sdk.root_file.path),
++        # hack to tie us over until we fix this to use modules or stop using
++        # it.
++        "GO111MODULE": "off",
+     })
+ 
+     ctx.actions.run(