diff --git a/srcpkgs/go/template b/srcpkgs/go/template
index 24171acc07c..8055eadb4b9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/go/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/go/template
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ _go_targetarch() {
 }
 
 do_extract() {
+	rm -rf "${XBPS_BUILDDIR}/go_bootstrap"
 	mkdir "${XBPS_BUILDDIR}/go_bootstrap"
 	tar -xf "${XBPS_SRCDISTDIR}/${pkgname}-${version}/go${_bootstrap_version}.src.tar.gz" \
 		-C "${XBPS_BUILDDIR}/go_bootstrap" --strip-components=1
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ do_install() {
 
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/go/doc/articles/wiki/get.bin
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/go/pkg/tool/*/api
+	rm -rf "${XBPS_BUILDDIR}/go_bootstrap"
 }
 
 go-cross-linux_package() {