diff --git a/cmd/auth/authtest/authtest.go b/cmd/auth/authtest/authtest.go
index 263eed828c..0489b93178 100644
--- a/cmd/auth/authtest/authtest.go
+++ b/cmd/auth/authtest/authtest.go
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/textproto"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
diff --git a/cmd/auth/gitauth/gitauth.go b/cmd/auth/gitauth/gitauth.go
index b481fe6b99..7bfca6efb6 100644
--- a/cmd/auth/gitauth/gitauth.go
+++ b/cmd/auth/gitauth/gitauth.go
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
diff --git a/cmd/compilebench/main.go b/cmd/compilebench/main.go
index afce21817b..d7da6d51bc 100644
--- a/cmd/compilebench/main.go
+++ b/cmd/compilebench/main.go
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
diff --git a/cmd/cover/html.go b/cmd/cover/html.go
index ef50e2bfce..0f8c72542b 100644
--- a/cmd/cover/html.go
+++ b/cmd/cover/html.go
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"html/template"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"math"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 
diff --git a/cmd/eg/eg.go b/cmd/eg/eg.go
index 9199f420b0..a5473ad936 100644
--- a/cmd/eg/eg.go
+++ b/cmd/eg/eg.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"go/format"
 	"go/parser"
 	"go/token"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/buildutil"
diff --git a/cmd/fiximports/main.go b/cmd/fiximports/main.go
index 53a9944f2c..f572a15c59 100644
--- a/cmd/fiximports/main.go
+++ b/cmd/fiximports/main.go
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ import (
 	"go/format"
 	"go/parser"
 	"go/token"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
diff --git a/cmd/getgo/main.go b/cmd/getgo/main.go
index 792ea05abf..417e860ece 100644
--- a/cmd/getgo/main.go
+++ b/cmd/getgo/main.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/getgo/system.go b/cmd/getgo/system.go
index 07d6f85709..232ca366ca 100644
--- a/cmd/getgo/system.go
+++ b/cmd/getgo/system.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"os/exec"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 )
diff --git a/cmd/go-contrib-init/contrib.go b/cmd/go-contrib-init/contrib.go
index 7c6574636f..e2bb5070c6 100644
--- a/cmd/go-contrib-init/contrib.go
+++ b/cmd/go-contrib-init/contrib.go
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"go/build"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
diff --git a/cmd/godoc/goroot.go b/cmd/godoc/goroot.go
index 755069d949..c284ca8910 100644
--- a/cmd/godoc/goroot.go
+++ b/cmd/godoc/goroot.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
diff --git a/cmd/godoc/main.go b/cmd/godoc/main.go
index 7dba4d20e1..02f0eb6c6f 100644
--- a/cmd/godoc/main.go
+++ b/cmd/godoc/main.go
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"go/build"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	_ "net/http/pprof" // to serve /debug/pprof/*
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
diff --git a/cmd/goimports/goimports.go b/cmd/goimports/goimports.go
index 27708972d1..b354c9e824 100644
--- a/cmd/goimports/goimports.go
+++ b/cmd/goimports/goimports.go
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"go/scanner"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"runtime/pprof"
diff --git a/cmd/stress/stress.go b/cmd/stress/stress.go
index e127735b78..4ff6cf3a82 100644
--- a/cmd/stress/stress.go
+++ b/cmd/stress/stress.go
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
diff --git a/cmd/toolstash/main.go b/cmd/toolstash/main.go
index b462b500d5..4c34942018 100644
--- a/cmd/toolstash/main.go
+++ b/cmd/toolstash/main.go
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 57607cba25..aaefd1fd9b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.3.0
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4
 	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 16080066ef..12a6e9419a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4 h1:myAQVi0cGEoqQVR5POX+8RR2mrocKqNN1hmeMqhX27k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
diff --git a/go/internal/cgo/cgo.go b/go/internal/cgo/cgo.go
index 5db8b30967..9772504c97 100644
--- a/go/internal/cgo/cgo.go
+++ b/go/internal/cgo/cgo.go
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ import (
 	"go/build"
 	"go/parser"
 	"go/token"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
diff --git a/go/internal/cgo/cgo_pkgconfig.go b/go/internal/cgo/cgo_pkgconfig.go
index b5bb95a63e..7d94bbc1e5 100644
--- a/go/internal/cgo/cgo_pkgconfig.go
+++ b/go/internal/cgo/cgo_pkgconfig.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"go/build"
-	"os/exec"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"strings"
 )
 
diff --git a/go/internal/gccgoimporter/gccgoinstallation.go b/go/internal/gccgoimporter/gccgoinstallation.go
index fac41005c6..365521e235 100644
--- a/go/internal/gccgoimporter/gccgoinstallation.go
+++ b/go/internal/gccgoimporter/gccgoinstallation.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ package gccgoimporter
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"go/types"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
diff --git a/go/packages/external.go b/go/packages/external.go
index 7db1d1293a..7242a0a7d2 100644
--- a/go/packages/external.go
+++ b/go/packages/external.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 )
 
diff --git a/go/packages/golist.go b/go/packages/golist.go
index c83ca097a9..ec417ba830 100644
--- a/go/packages/golist.go
+++ b/go/packages/golist.go
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"go/types"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
diff --git a/go/pointer/util.go b/go/pointer/util.go
index 986dd09a10..5bdd623c0e 100644
--- a/go/pointer/util.go
+++ b/go/pointer/util.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"go/types"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"runtime"
 	"time"
 
diff --git a/go/vcs/vcs.go b/go/vcs/vcs.go
index 1deb8137d8..f2aac1c0d1 100644
--- a/go/vcs/vcs.go
+++ b/go/vcs/vcs.go
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"log"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
diff --git a/gopls/go.mod b/gopls/go.mod
index 390d162344..7812cbcd8b 100644
--- a/gopls/go.mod
+++ b/gopls/go.mod
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sanity-io/litter v1.3.0
 	github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.1.0
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.4.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20210104081019-d8d6ddbec6ee
 	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1
 	honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.6
diff --git a/gopls/go.sum b/gopls/go.sum
index c3f96cb0dd..5c8cfb0f6e 100644
--- a/gopls/go.sum
+++ b/gopls/go.sum
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4 h1:myAQVi0cGEoqQVR5POX+8RR2mrocKqNN1hmeMqhX27k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3 h1:cokOdA+Jmi5PJGXLlLllQSgYigAEfHXJAERHVMaCc2k=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
diff --git a/gopls/integration/replay/main.go b/gopls/integration/replay/main.go
index 683ef8198d..35cd1d53e3 100644
--- a/gopls/integration/replay/main.go
+++ b/gopls/integration/replay/main.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
diff --git a/gopls/internal/hooks/licenses.go b/gopls/internal/hooks/licenses.go
index 58dea04aa1..028c90e22c 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/hooks/licenses.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/hooks/licenses.go
@@ -168,4 +168,4 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 `
 
-const licensesGeneratedFrom = "3fbcbd4a23419568c3f6609cc89f2918537c4ea023dc11a5bb55e3d3e5a67368"
+const licensesGeneratedFrom = "029a0f934a7bad22a7d47185055bc554b1ea23ce427351caa87d9a088fcfba4e"
diff --git a/gopls/internal/regtest/runner.go b/gopls/internal/regtest/runner.go
index d168d18d71..1e77cb8ef3 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/regtest/runner.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/regtest/runner.go
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime/pprof"
 	"strings"
diff --git a/gopls/release/release.go b/gopls/release/release.go
index 62455fe1bb..173909122b 100644
--- a/gopls/release/release.go
+++ b/gopls/release/release.go
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"go/types"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
diff --git a/internal/gocommand/invoke.go b/internal/gocommand/invoke.go
index f65aad4ec9..8659a0c5da 100644
--- a/internal/gocommand/invoke.go
+++ b/internal/gocommand/invoke.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
diff --git a/internal/imports/mkstdlib.go b/internal/imports/mkstdlib.go
index 82d8f51472..cf0fc49f97 100644
--- a/internal/imports/mkstdlib.go
+++ b/internal/imports/mkstdlib.go
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"go/format"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
diff --git a/internal/lsp/browser/browser.go b/internal/lsp/browser/browser.go
index 6867c85d23..0ac4f20f0b 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/browser/browser.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/browser/browser.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 package browser
 
 import (
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"runtime"
 	"time"
 )
diff --git a/internal/lsp/cache/view.go b/internal/lsp/cache/view.go
index 16bef0b5fc..ec35561975 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/cache/view.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/cache/view.go
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
diff --git a/internal/lsp/cmd/test/format.go b/internal/lsp/cmd/test/format.go
index f5b4631604..77eedd440e 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/cmd/test/format.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/cmd/test/format.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ package cmdtest
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
diff --git a/internal/lsp/lsprpc/autostart_default.go b/internal/lsp/lsprpc/autostart_default.go
index 2ddc5b6cb5..dc04f663f6 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/lsprpc/autostart_default.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/lsprpc/autostart_default.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 package lsprpc
 
 import (
-	"os/exec"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 
 	errors "golang.org/x/xerrors"
 )
diff --git a/internal/lsp/lsprpc/autostart_posix.go b/internal/lsp/lsprpc/autostart_posix.go
index d6c832bbe2..9ad3f1dcda 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/lsprpc/autostart_posix.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/lsprpc/autostart_posix.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
diff --git a/internal/testenv/testenv.go b/internal/testenv/testenv.go
index f725b959f8..65b7953df3 100644
--- a/internal/testenv/testenv.go
+++ b/internal/testenv/testenv.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"go/build"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
diff --git a/playground/socket/socket.go b/playground/socket/socket.go
index 17b6de3a1b..5e385ebd1b 100644
--- a/playground/socket/socket.go
+++ b/playground/socket/socket.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"go/parser"
 	"go/token"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
diff --git a/refactor/rename/mvpkg.go b/refactor/rename/mvpkg.go
index 7889711227..58fad6be34 100644
--- a/refactor/rename/mvpkg.go
+++ b/refactor/rename/mvpkg.go
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import (
 	"go/build"
 	"go/format"
 	"go/token"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
diff --git a/refactor/rename/rename.go b/refactor/rename/rename.go
index 3651c62bfd..e74e0a6402 100644
--- a/refactor/rename/rename.go
+++ b/refactor/rename/rename.go
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ import (
 	"go/parser"
 	"go/token"
 	"go/types"
+	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"