diff --git a/recipes-extended/go-examples/go-helloworld_0.1.bb b/recipes-extended/go-examples/go-helloworld_0.1.bb
index 0faab39..d0de035 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/go-examples/go-helloworld_0.1.bb
+++ b/recipes-extended/go-examples/go-helloworld_0.1.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ UPSTREAM_CHECK_COMMITS = "1"
 
 GO_IMPORT = "golang.org/x/example"
 GO_INSTALL = "${GO_IMPORT}/hello"
-GO_WORKDIR = "${GO_INSTALL}"
+
 export GO111MODULE="off"
 
 inherit go