diff --git a/cmd/pkger/cmds/pack.go b/cmd/pkger/cmds/pack.go
index 7973e54..5b5f226 100644
--- a/cmd/pkger/cmds/pack.go
+++ b/cmd/pkger/cmds/pack.go
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ func Package(info here.Info, out string, decls parser.Decls) error {
 	defer f.Close()
 
 	fmt.Fprintf(f, "// Code generated by pkger; DO NOT EDIT.\n\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(f, "// +build !skippkger\n\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(f, "package %s\n\n", c.Name)
 	fmt.Fprintf(f, "import (\n\t\"github.com/markbates/pkger\"\n\t")
 	fmt.Fprintf(f, "\"github.com/markbates/pkger/pkging/mem\"\n)\n\n")