diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6f2483d5a..42f993608 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Cross-compile rclone
         run: |
           docker pull billziss/xgo-cgofuse
-          go get -v github.com/karalabe/xgo
+          GO111MODULE=off go get -v github.com/karalabe/xgo # don't add to go.mod
           xgo \
               -image=billziss/xgo-cgofuse \
               -targets=darwin/386,darwin/amd64,linux/386,linux/amd64,windows/386,windows/amd64 \