diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.11.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.11.nix
index 2f078abdb9a..5d4a8e84265 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.11.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.11.nix
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   preInstall = ''
+    rm -r pkg/{bootstrap,obj}
     # Contains the wrong perl shebang when cross compiling,
     # since it is not used for anything we can deleted as well.
     rm src/regexp/syntax/make_perl_groups.pl