diff --git a/builder/googlecompute/driver_gce.go b/builder/googlecompute/driver_gce.go
index 37ba622e0..02a230cfe 100644
--- a/builder/googlecompute/driver_gce.go
+++ b/builder/googlecompute/driver_gce.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (d *driverGCE) CreateImage(name, description, family, zone, disk string, im
 		Description: description,
 		Name:        name,
 		Family:      family,
-		Labels:      labels,
+		Labels:      image_labels,
 		SourceDisk:  fmt.Sprintf("%s%s/zones/%s/disks/%s", d.service.BasePath, d.projectId, zone, disk),
 		SourceType:  "RAW",
 	}
diff --git a/builder/googlecompute/image.go b/builder/googlecompute/image.go
index 11fe7df55..fae69db75 100644
--- a/builder/googlecompute/image.go
+++ b/builder/googlecompute/image.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Image struct {
+	Labels    map[string]string
 	Licenses  []string
 	Name      string
 	ProjectId string