diff --git a/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
index 271e0ed6633..7bdb8c3805c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 { name, buildInputs ? []
 
+# Disabled flag
+, disabled ? false
+
 # Go import path of the package
 , goPackagePath
 
@@ -15,6 +18,8 @@
 
 , meta ? {}, ... } @ args':
 
+if disabled then throw "${name} not supported for go ${go.meta.branch}" else
+
 let
   args = lib.filterAttrs (name: _: name != "extraSrcs") args';
 in
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/go-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/go-packages.nix
index 278360f1ce1..3b7e8f3cc96 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/go-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/go-packages.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 { overrides, stdenv, go, buildGoPackage, git, pkgconfig, libusb
 , fetchgit, fetchhg, fetchurl, fetchFromGitHub, fetchbzr, pkgs }:
 
-let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
+let
+  isGo13 = go.meta.branch == "1.3";
+  isGo14 = go.meta.branch == "1.4";
+  self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
 
   inherit go buildGoPackage;
 
@@ -14,6 +17,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
     name = "go-crypto-${rev}";
     goPackagePath = "golang.org/x/crypto";
     goPackageAliases = [ "code.google.com/p/go.crypto" ];
+    disabled = isGo13;
 
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       inherit rev;