diff --git a/package/go/go.mk b/package/go/go.mk
index c4f72d403c..c38ae0b99c 100644
--- a/package/go/go.mk
+++ b/package/go/go.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ HOST_GO_COMMON_ENV = \
 	GOROOT="$(HOST_GO_ROOT)" \
 	GOPATH="$(HOST_GO_GOPATH)" \
 	GOCACHE="$(HOST_GO_TARGET_CACHE)" \
+	GOMODCACHE="$(HOST_GO_GOPATH)/pkg/mod" \
 	GOPROXY=off \
 	PATH=$(BR_PATH) \
 	GOBIN= \