diff --git a/package/go-bootstrap/go-bootstrap.hash b/package/go-bootstrap/go-bootstrap.hash
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+# Locally computed:
+sha256 299a6fd8f8adfdce15bc06bde926e7b252ae8e24dd5b16b7d8791ed79e7b5e9b go1.4.2.src.tar.gz
diff --git a/package/go-bootstrap/go-bootstrap.mk b/package/go-bootstrap/go-bootstrap.mk
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+################################################################################
+#
+# go-bootstrap
+#
+################################################################################
+
+GO_BOOTSTRAP_VERSION = 1.4.2
+GO_BOOTSTRAP_SITE = https://storage.googleapis.com/golang
+GO_BOOTSTRAP_SOURCE = go$(GO_BOOTSTRAP_VERSION).src.tar.gz
+
+GO_BOOTSTRAP_LICENSE = BSD-3c
+GO_BOOTSTRAP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+
+HOST_GO_BOOTSTRAP_ROOT = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib/go-$(GO_BOOTSTRAP_VERSION)
+
+HOST_GO_BOOTSTRAP_MAKE_ENV = \
+	GOOS=linux \
+	GOROOT_FINAL="$(HOST_GO_BOOTSTRAP_ROOT)" \
+	GOROOT="$(@D)" \
+	GOBIN="$(@D)/bin"
+
+define HOST_GO_BOOTSTRAP_BUILD_CMDS
+	cd $(@D)/src && $(HOST_GO_BOOTSTRAP_MAKE_ENV) ./make.bash
+endef
+
+define HOST_GO_BOOTSTRAP_INSTALL_CMDS
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/bin/go $(HOST_GO_BOOTSTRAP_ROOT)/bin/go
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/bin/gofmt $(HOST_GO_BOOTSTRAP_ROOT)/bin/gofmt
+
+	cp -a $(@D)/lib $(HOST_GO_BOOTSTRAP_ROOT)/
+	cp -a $(@D)/pkg $(HOST_GO_BOOTSTRAP_ROOT)/
+
+	# There is a known issue which requires the go sources to be installed
+	# https://golang.org/issue/2775
+	cp -a $(@D)/src $(HOST_GO_BOOTSTRAP_ROOT)/
+endef
+
+$(eval $(host-generic-package))