diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 7ccfce0fe..3ca5b50b1 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ jobs:
     working_directory: /go/src/github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: go vet
+          command: V=1 CI=1 make vet
       - run:
           name: Install linters
           command: curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | bash -s v1.10.2 && mv ./bin/* /go/bin/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index da2aa8268..622bbb129 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,19 +60,27 @@ clean:
 	@echo "Clean..."
 	$Q rm -rf bin
 
+vet:
+	@echo "go vet'ing..."
+ifndef CI
+	@echo "go vet'ing Outside CI..."
+	$Q go vet $(allpackages)
+else
+	@echo "go vet'ing in CI..."
+	$Q mkdir -p test
+	$Q ( go vet $(allpackages); echo $$? ) | \
+       tee test/vet.txt | sed '$$ d'; exit $$(tail -1 test/vet.txt)
+endif
 
 test:
 	@echo "Testing..."
 	$Q go test $(if $V,-v) -i $(allpackages) # install -race libs to speed up next run
 ifndef CI
 	@echo "Testing Outside CI..."
-	$Q go vet $(allpackages)
 	$Q GODEBUG=cgocheck=2 go test $(allpackages)
 else
 	@echo "Testing in CI..."
 	$Q mkdir -p test
-	$Q ( go vet $(allpackages); echo $$? ) | \
-       tee test/vet.txt | sed '$$ d'; exit $$(tail -1 test/vet.txt)
 	$Q ( GODEBUG=cgocheck=2 go test -v $(allpackages); echo $$? ) | \
        tee test/output.txt | sed '$$ d'; exit $$(tail -1 test/output.txt)
 endif
diff --git a/providers/cri/cri.go b/providers/cri/cri.go
index d838a8163..15b65c4d5 100644
--- a/providers/cri/cri.go
+++ b/providers/cri/cri.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build linux
+
 package cri
 
 import (