diff --git a/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
index adac53f7828..b17395f6d87 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ go.stdenv.mkDerivation (
   '';
 
   preFixup = preFixup + ''
-    find $bin/bin -type f -exec ${removeExpr removeReferences} '{}' +
+    find $bin/bin -type f -exec ${removeExpr removeReferences} '{}' + || true
   '';
 
   shellHook = ''