diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/get/vcs.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/get/vcs.go
index 557912815b..57c632eade 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/get/vcs.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/get/vcs.go
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ var vcsPaths = []*vcsPath{
 	// General syntax for any server.
 	// Must be last.
 	{
-		re:   `^(?P<root>(?P<repo>([a-z0-9.\-]+\.)+[a-z0-9.\-]+(:[0-9]+)?(/~?[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+)+?)\.(?P<vcs>bzr|git|hg|svn))(/~?[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+)*$`,
+		re:   `^(?P<root>(?P<repo>([a-z0-9.\-]+\.)+[a-z0-9.\-]+(:[0-9]+)?(/~?[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+)+?)\.(?P<vcs>bzr|fossil|git|hg|svn))(/~?[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+)*$`,
 		ping: true,
 	},
 }