diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 925402597..606a6f7a8 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
-# Load go bazel rules and toolchain.
+# Load go bazel rules and gazelle.
 http_archive(
     name = "io_bazel_rules_go",
     url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/0.12.0/rules_go-0.12.0.tar.gz",
     sha256 = "c1f52b8789218bb1542ed362c4f7de7052abcf254d865d96fb7ba6d44bc15ee3",
 )
-load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_rules_dependencies", "go_register_toolchains")
-go_rules_dependencies()
-go_register_toolchains(go_version="1.10.2")
-
-# Load gazelle, which is needed for external go dependencies.
 http_archive(
     name = "bazel_gazelle",
     url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/0.12.0/bazel-gazelle-0.12.0.tar.gz",
     sha256 = "ddedc7aaeb61f2654d7d7d4fd7940052ea992ccdb031b8f9797ed143ac7e8d43",
 )
-load("@bazel_gazelle//:deps.bzl", "go_repository")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_rules_dependencies", "go_register_toolchains")
+go_rules_dependencies()
+go_register_toolchains(go_version="1.10.2")
+load("@bazel_gazelle//:deps.bzl", "gazelle_dependencies", "go_repository")
+gazelle_dependencies()
 
 # Add dependencies on external repositories.
 go_repository(