diff --git a/srcpkgs/go/template b/srcpkgs/go/template
index 4f047111351..0b3ec942ae0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/go/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/go/template
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ nostrip=yes
 noverifyrdeps=yes
 nopie=yes
 
+# https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues/258
+hostmakedepends+=" wget"
+XBPS_FETCH_CMD=wget
+
 _go_targetarch() {
 	local hostarch targetarch