diff --git a/lib/compilers/golang.ts b/lib/compilers/golang.ts
index b0abb14984b..00ef80d6c4b 100644
--- a/lib/compilers/golang.ts
+++ b/lib/compilers/golang.ts
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export class GolangCompiler extends BaseCompiler {
         }
         const logging = this.extractLogging(out);
         result.asm = this.convertNewGoL(out);
-        result.stderr = null;
+        result.stderr = [];
         result.stdout = utils.parseOutput(logging, result.inputFilename);
         return Promise.all([result, '']);
     }
diff --git a/test/golang-tests.js b/test/golang-tests.js
index 022ff090fcd..964eae4f6f4 100644
--- a/test/golang-tests.js
+++ b/test/golang-tests.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function testGoAsm(basefilename) {
         return output.should.deep.equal({
             asm: expectedOutput.join('\n'),
             stdout: [],
-            stderr: null,
+            stderr: [],
         });
     });
 }