diff --git a/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
index e6373c1d50ecb..0056b27a46fbb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
@@ -185,6 +185,16 @@ go.stdenv.mkDerivation (
     done < <(find $bin/bin -type f 2>/dev/null)
   '';
 
+  shellHook = ''
+    d=$(mktemp -d "--suffix=-$name")
+  '' + toString (map (dep: ''
+     mkdir -p "$d/src/$(dirname "${dep.goPackagePath}")"
+     ln -s "${dep.src}" "$d/src/${dep.goPackagePath}"
+  ''
+  ) goPath) + ''
+    export GOPATH="$d:$GOPATH"
+  '';
+
   disallowedReferences = lib.optional (!allowGoReference) go
     ++ lib.optional (!dontRenameImports) govers;