diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/go.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/go.bbclass
index 61b08a082f7..36103e8eb0f 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/go.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/go.bbclass
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export GOARCH = "${TARGET_GOARCH}"
 export GOOS = "${TARGET_GOOS}"
 export GOHOSTARCH="${BUILD_GOARCH}"
 export GOHOSTOS="${BUILD_GOOS}"
+export GOWORK = "off"
 
 GOARM[export] = "0"
 GOARM:arm:class-target = "${TARGET_GOARM}"