diff --git a/pkgs/development/go-packages/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/go-packages/generic/default.nix
index 54d1c743bee..9d3c7c3d573 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/go-packages/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/go-packages/generic/default.nix
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ let
 
     preFixup = preFixup + ''
       find $out/bin -type f -exec ${removeExpr removeReferences} '{}' + || true
+      find $out/libexec -type f -exec ${removeExpr removeReferences} '{}' + || true
     '';
 
     strictDeps = true;