diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/base.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/base.go
index 5e1493e275..39ce8e66f7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/base.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/base/base.go
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ var NoInstrumentPkgs = []string{
 	"runtime/msan",
 	"runtime/asan",
 	"internal/cpu",
-	"buildcfg",
 }
 
 // Don't insert racefuncenter/racefuncexit into the following packages.