diff --git a/src/go/internal/srcimporter/srcimporter.go b/src/go/internal/srcimporter/srcimporter.go
index e4225eb4d7..d7ec6691bc 100644
--- a/src/go/internal/srcimporter/srcimporter.go
+++ b/src/go/internal/srcimporter/srcimporter.go
@@ -205,7 +205,11 @@ func (p *Importer) cgo(bp *build.Package) (*ast.File, error) {
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
-	args := []string{"go", "tool", "cgo", "-objdir", tmpdir}
+	goCmd := "go"
+	if p.ctxt.GOROOT != "" {
+		goCmd = filepath.Join(p.ctxt.GOROOT, "bin", "go")
+	}
+	args := []string{goCmd, "tool", "cgo", "-objdir", tmpdir}
 	if bp.Goroot {
 		switch bp.ImportPath {
 		case "runtime/cgo":