diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang.scm b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
index 7f26fbdab6..f14057417d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
+;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2018 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Matthew Jordan <matthewjordandevops@yandex.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Andy Wingo <wingo@igalia.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@
                   (guix build utils)
                   (srfi srfi-1))
        #:tests? #f ; Tests are run by the all.bash script.
+       ,@(if (string-prefix? "aarch64-linux" (or (%current-system)
+                                                 (%current-target-system)))
+             '(#:system "armhf-linux")
+             '())
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
          (delete 'configure)
@@ -213,7 +217,7 @@ programming language designed primarily for systems programming.  Go is a
 compiled, statically typed language in the tradition of C and C++, but adds
 garbage collection, various safety features, and concurrent programming features
 in the style of communicating sequential processes (@dfn{CSP}).")
-    (supported-systems '("x86_64-linux" "i686-linux" "armhf-linux"))
+    (supported-systems '("x86_64-linux" "i686-linux" "armhf-linux" "aarch64-linux"))
     (license license:bsd-3)))
 
 (define-public go-1.9