diff --git a/package/go/go.mk b/package/go/go.mk
index 8dfd96c88a..ee68014355 100644
--- a/package/go/go.mk
+++ b/package/go/go.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ GO_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 GO_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 HOST_GO_DEPENDENCIES = host-go-bootstrap
+HOST_GO_GOPATH = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/go-path
 HOST_GO_HOST_CACHE = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/host-go-cache
 HOST_GO_ROOT = $(HOST_DIR)/lib/go
 HOST_GO_TARGET_CACHE = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/go-cache
@@ -19,8 +20,11 @@ HOST_GO_TARGET_CACHE = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/go-cache
 # We pass an empty GOBIN, otherwise "go install: cannot install
 # cross-compiled binaries when GOBIN is set"
 HOST_GO_COMMON_ENV = \
-	GO111MODULE=off \
+	GO111MODULE=on \
+	GOFLAGS=-mod=vendor \
 	GOROOT="$(HOST_GO_ROOT)" \
+	GOPATH="$(HOST_GO_GOPATH)" \
+	GOPROXY=off \
 	PATH=$(BR_PATH) \
 	GOBIN= \
 	CGO_ENABLED=$(HOST_GO_CGO_ENABLED)
diff --git a/package/pkg-golang.mk b/package/pkg-golang.mk
index 7424c31924..3813e1c406 100644
--- a/package/pkg-golang.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-golang.mk
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ GO_BIN = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/go
 
 define inner-golang-package
 
-$(2)_WORKSPACE ?= _gopath
-
 $(2)_BUILD_OPTS += \
 	-ldflags "$$($(2)_LDFLAGS)" \
 	-tags "$$($(2)_TAGS)" \
@@ -63,25 +61,25 @@ endif
 
 $(2)_INSTALL_BINS ?= $(1)
 
-# Source files in Go should be extracted in a precise folder in the hierarchy
-# of GOPATH. It usually resolves around domain/vendor/software. By default, we
-# derive domain/vendor/software from the upstream URL of the project, but we
-# allow $(2)_SRC_SUBDIR to be overridden if needed.
+# Source files in Go usually use an import path resolved around
+# domain/vendor/software. We infer domain/vendor/software from the upstream URL
+# of the project.
 $(2)_SRC_DOMAIN = $$(call domain,$$($(2)_SITE))
 $(2)_SRC_VENDOR = $$(word 1,$$(subst /, ,$$(call notdomain,$$($(2)_SITE))))
 $(2)_SRC_SOFTWARE = $$(word 2,$$(subst /, ,$$(call notdomain,$$($(2)_SITE))))
 
-$(2)_SRC_SUBDIR ?= $$($(2)_SRC_DOMAIN)/$$($(2)_SRC_VENDOR)/$$($(2)_SRC_SOFTWARE)
-$(2)_SRC_PATH = $$(@D)/$$($(2)_WORKSPACE)/src/$$($(2)_SRC_SUBDIR)
+# $(2)_GOMOD is the root Go module path for the project, inferred if not set.
+# If the go.mod file does not exist, one is written with this root path.
+$(2)_GOMOD ?= $$($(2)_SRC_DOMAIN)/$$($(2)_SRC_VENDOR)/$$($(2)_SRC_SOFTWARE)
 
-# Configure step. Only define it if not already defined by the package .mk
-# file.
-ifndef $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
-define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
-	mkdir -p $$(dir $$($(2)_SRC_PATH))
-	ln -sf $$(@D) $$($(2)_SRC_PATH)
+# Generate a go.mod file if it doesn't exist. Note: Go is configured
+# to use the "vendor" dir and not make network calls.
+define $(2)_GEN_GOMOD
+	if [ ! -f $$(@D)/go.mod ]; then \
+		printf "module $$($(2)_GOMOD)\n" > $$(@D)/go.mod; \
+	fi
 endef
-endif
+$(2)_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += $(2)_GEN_GOMOD
 
 # Build step. Only define it if not already defined by the package .mk
 # file.
@@ -95,26 +93,24 @@ endif
 # Build package for target
 define $(2)_BUILD_CMDS
 	$$(foreach d,$$($(2)_BUILD_TARGETS),\
-		cd $$($(2)_SRC_PATH); \
+		cd $$(@D); \
 		$$(HOST_GO_TARGET_ENV) \
-			GOPATH="$$(@D)/$$($(2)_WORKSPACE)" \
 			$$($(2)_GO_ENV) \
 			$$(GO_BIN) build -v $$($(2)_BUILD_OPTS) \
 			-o $$(@D)/bin/$$(or $$($(2)_BIN_NAME),$$(notdir $$(d))) \
-			./$$(d)
+			$$($(2)_GOMOD)/$$(d)
 	)
 endef
 else
 # Build package for host
 define $(2)_BUILD_CMDS
 	$$(foreach d,$$($(2)_BUILD_TARGETS),\
-		cd $$($(2)_SRC_PATH); \
+		cd $$(@D); \
 		$$(HOST_GO_HOST_ENV) \
-			GOPATH="$$(@D)/$$($(2)_WORKSPACE)" \
 			$$($(2)_GO_ENV) \
 			$$(GO_BIN) build -v $$($(2)_BUILD_OPTS) \
 			-o $$(@D)/bin/$$(or $$($(2)_BIN_NAME),$$(notdir $$(d))) \
-			./$$(d)
+			$$($(2)_GOMOD)/$$(d)
 	)
 endef
 endif