diff --git a/tools/golang/xenlight/Makefile b/tools/golang/xenlight/Makefile
index 753132306a..37ed1358c4 100644
--- a/tools/golang/xenlight/Makefile
+++ b/tools/golang/xenlight/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ $(XEN_GOPATH)/src/$(XEN_GOCODE_URL)/xenlight/: xenlight.go types.gen.go helpers.
 # so that it can find the actual library.
 .PHONY: build
 build: package
-	CGO_CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS_libxenlight) $(CFLAGS_libxentoollog)" CGO_LDFLAGS="$(LDLIBS_libxenlight) $(LDLIBS_libxentoollog) -L$(XEN_XENLIGHT) -L$(XEN_LIBXENTOOLLOG)" GOPATH=$(XEN_GOPATH) $(GO) install -x $(XEN_GOCODE_URL)/xenlight
+	CGO_CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS_libxenlight) $(CFLAGS_libxentoollog)" CGO_LDFLAGS="$(LDLIBS_libxenlight) $(LDLIBS_libxentoollog) -L$(XEN_XENLIGHT) -L$(XEN_LIBXENTOOLLOG)" $(GO) build -x
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: build
diff --git a/tools/golang/xenlight/go.mod b/tools/golang/xenlight/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..926474d929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/golang/xenlight/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module xenbits.xenproject.org/git-http/xen.git/tools/golang/xenlight