diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
index b6f0c371cb01..46c5e8b31003 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 }:
 
 let
-  goBootstrap = buildPackages.callPackage ./bootstrap116.nix { };
+  goBootstrap = if stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl then buildPackages.gccgo else buildPackages.callPackage ./bootstrap116.nix { };
 
   skopeoTest = skopeo.override { buildGoModule = buildGo118Module; };
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   GO386 = "softfloat"; # from Arch: don't assume sse2 on i686
   CGO_ENABLED = 1;
 
-  GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP = "${goBootstrap}/share/go";
+  GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP = if stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl then goBootstrap else "${goBootstrap}/share/go";
 
   buildPhase = ''
     runHook preBuild
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.19.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.19.nix
index 28cced9451a7..afe4072641f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.19.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.19.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 }:
 
 let
-  goBootstrap = buildPackages.callPackage ./bootstrap116.nix { };
+  goBootstrap = if stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl then buildPackages.gccgo else buildPackages.callPackage ./bootstrap116.nix { };
 
   skopeoTest = skopeo.override { buildGoModule = buildGo119Module; };
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   GO386 = "softfloat"; # from Arch: don't assume sse2 on i686
   CGO_ENABLED = 1;
 
-  GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP = "${goBootstrap}/share/go";
+  GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP = if stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl then goBootstrap else "${goBootstrap}/share/go";
 
   buildPhase = ''
     runHook preBuild
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.20.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.20.nix
index 009ecb8bf42a..134ca0f5b668 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.20.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.20.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 }:
 
 let
-  goBootstrap = buildPackages.callPackage ./bootstrap117.nix { };
+  goBootstrap = if stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl then buildPackages.gccgo else buildPackages.callPackage ./bootstrap117.nix { };
 
   skopeoTest = skopeo.override { buildGoModule = buildGo120Module; };
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   GO386 = "softfloat"; # from Arch: don't assume sse2 on i686
   CGO_ENABLED = 1;
 
-  GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP = "${goBootstrap}/share/go";
+  GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP = if stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl then goBootstrap else "${goBootstrap}/share/go";
 
   buildPhase = ''
     runHook preBuild