diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/go.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/go.bbclass
index cc3564c36a..d32509aa6d 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/go.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/go.bbclass
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ GO_RPATH:class-native = "${@'-r ${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE}/go/pkg/${TARGET_GOTUPLE
 GO_RPATH_LINK:class-native = "${@'-Wl,-rpath-link=${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE}/go/pkg/${TARGET_GOTUPLE}_dynlink' if d.getVar('GO_DYNLINK') else ''}"
 GO_EXTLDFLAGS ?= "${HOST_CC_ARCH}${TOOLCHAIN_OPTIONS} ${GO_RPATH_LINK} ${LDFLAGS}"
 GO_LINKMODE ?= ""
-GO_LINKMODE:class-nativesdk = "--linkmode=external"
-GO_LINKMODE:class-native = "--linkmode=external"
 GO_EXTRA_LDFLAGS ?= ""
 GO_LINUXLOADER ?= "-I ${@get_linuxloader(d)}"
 # Use system loader. If uninative is used, the uninative loader will be patched automatically
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/go/go-runtime.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/go/go-runtime.inc
index 3f1e795dd9..413cf6d33f 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/go/go-runtime.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/go/go-runtime.inc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export CGO_LDFLAGS = "${@ ' '.join(filter(lambda f: not f.startswith('-fdebug-pr
 export GOCACHE = "${B}/.cache"
 
 GO_EXTLDFLAGS ?= "${HOST_CC_ARCH}${TOOLCHAIN_OPTIONS} ${LDFLAGS}"
-GO_SHLIB_LDFLAGS ?= '-ldflags="--linkmode=external -extldflags '${GO_EXTLDFLAGS}'"'
+GO_SHLIB_LDFLAGS ?= '-ldflags="-extldflags '${GO_EXTLDFLAGS}'"'
 
 do_configure() {
 	: