diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cdd60edf4..7c6a16ac9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ release: \
 	check \
 	_output/release/bootkube.tar.gz \
 
-check: gofmt
+check:
 ifdef TERRAFORM
 	$(TERRAFORM) fmt -check ; if [ ! $$? -eq 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
 else
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ else
 endif
 	@go vet $(shell go list ./... | grep -v '/vendor/')
 	@./scripts/verify-gopkg.sh
+	@./build/verify-gofmt.sh
 	@go test -v $(shell go list ./... | grep -v '/vendor/\|/e2e')
 
 gofmt:
diff --git a/build/verify-gofmt.sh b/build/verify-gofmt.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2c43a6a2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/verify-gofmt.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+BOOTKUBE_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+sudo rkt run \
+    --volume bk,kind=host,source=${BOOTKUBE_ROOT} \
+    --mount volume=bk,target=/go/src/github.com/kubernetes-incubator/bootkube \
+    --insecure-options=image docker://golang:1.11.1 --exec /bin/bash -- -c \
+    "cd /go/src/github.com/kubernetes-incubator/bootkube && make gofmt"