diff --git a/package/go/go.mk b/package/go/go.mk
index d75c1afa9e..01442b0f62 100644
--- a/package/go/go.mk
+++ b/package/go/go.mk
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ HOST_GO_TARGET_ENV = \
 # any target package needing cgo support must include
 # 'depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS' in its config file.
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS),y)
+HOST_GO_DEPENDENCIES += toolchain
 HOST_GO_CGO_ENABLED = 1
 else
 HOST_GO_CGO_ENABLED = 0