diff --git a/meta/classes/go.bbclass b/meta/classes/go.bbclass
index 9c4c92bffd..f3d83febbf 100644
--- a/meta/classes/go.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/go.bbclass
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ GO_INSTALL_FILTEROUT ?= "${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/"
 
 B = "${WORKDIR}/build"
 export GOPATH = "${B}"
+export GOENV = "off"
 export GOTMPDIR ?= "${WORKDIR}/build-tmp"
 GOTMPDIR[vardepvalue] = ""