diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.11.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.11.nix
index 55cc654b0aa..237f74e319f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.11.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.11.nix
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
            else if stdenv.targetPlatform.isAarch32 then "arm"
            else if stdenv.targetPlatform.isAarch64 then "arm64"
            else throw "Unsupported system";
-  GOARM = stdenv.targetPlatform.parsed.cpu.version or "";
+  GOARM = toString (stdenv.lib.intersectLists [(stdenv.targetPlatform.parsed.cpu.version or "")] ["5" "6" "7"]);
   GO386 = 387; # from Arch: don't assume sse2 on i686
   CGO_ENABLED = 1;
   GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP = "${goBootstrap}/share/go";