diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/version/version.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/version/version.go
index febc7c638a..52502e95c6 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/version/version.go
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ func scanFile(file string, info fs.FileInfo, mustPrint bool) {
 				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s: %v\n", file, err)
 			}
 		}
+		return
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", file, bi.GoVersion)
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/go_version.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/go_version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a787e1b18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/go_version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# test that go version doesn't panic on non-go binaries
+# See Issue #49181
+
+[exec:/bin/true] cp /bin/true true
+[exec:C:\windows\system32\help.exe] cp C:\windows\system32\help.exe help.exe
+
+go version -m .
+! stdout .
+! stderr .