diff --git a/pkg/controller/controllerutil/controllerutil.go b/pkg/controller/controllerutil/controllerutil.go
index 767f80deb3..e460eddbe3 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controllerutil/controllerutil.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controllerutil/controllerutil.go
@@ -280,3 +280,10 @@ func RemoveFinalizerWithError(o runtime.Object, finalizer string) error {
 	RemoveFinalizer(m, finalizer)
 	return nil
 }
+
+// Object allows functions to work indistinctly with any resource that
+// implements both Object interfaces.
+type Object interface {
+	metav1.Object
+	runtime.Object
+}