diff --git a/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
index 6de85495bee3..a6d83fc770c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ go.stdenv.mkDerivation (
     find $bin/bin -type f -exec ${removeExpr removeReferences} '{}' + || true
   '';
 
+  # Disable go cache, which is not reused in nix anyway
+  GOCACHE = "off";
+
   shellHook = ''
     d=$(mktemp -d "--suffix=-$name")
   '' + toString (map (dep: ''