diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.24.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.24.nix
index 3513bd317ba1..947123c5e170 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.24.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.24.nix
@@ -80,7 +80,19 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   GO386 = "softfloat"; # from Arch: don't assume sse2 on i686
   # Wasi does not support CGO
-  CGO_ENABLED = if stdenv.targetPlatform.isWasi then 0 else 1;
+  # ppc64/linux CGO is incomplete/borked, and will likely not receive any further improvements
+  # https://github.com/golang/go/issues/8912
+  # https://github.com/golang/go/issues/13192
+  CGO_ENABLED =
+    if
+      (
+        stdenv.targetPlatform.isWasi
+        || (stdenv.targetPlatform.isPower64 && stdenv.targetPlatform.isBigEndian)
+      )
+    then
+      0
+    else
+      1;
 
   GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP = "${goBootstrap}/share/go";