diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b71d7cad4ce..0e478aba8b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1790,7 +1790,11 @@ in
 
   bepasty = callPackage ../tools/misc/bepasty { };
 
-  bettercap = callPackage ../tools/security/bettercap { };
+  bettercap = callPackage ../tools/security/bettercap {
+    # XXX: bettercap is failing with Go 1.12. Error is related to cgo, an
+    # update to this package might fix it.
+    buildGoPackage = buildGo111Package;
+  };
 
   bfg-repo-cleaner = gitAndTools.bfg-repo-cleaner;