diff --git a/go/analysis/passes/sigchanyzer/sigchanyzer.go b/go/analysis/passes/sigchanyzer/sigchanyzer.go
index 3d89061d176..b00aa7e1440 100644
--- a/go/analysis/passes/sigchanyzer/sigchanyzer.go
+++ b/go/analysis/passes/sigchanyzer/sigchanyzer.go
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
 				chanDecl = decl
 			}
 		case *ast.CallExpr:
+			// Only signal.Notify(make(chan os.Signal), os.Interrupt) is safe,
+			// conservatively treate others as not safe, see golang/go#45043
+			if isBuiltinMake(pass.TypesInfo, arg) {
+				return
+			}
 			chanDecl = arg
 		}
 		if chanDecl == nil || len(chanDecl.Args) != 1 {
@@ -127,3 +132,16 @@ func findDecl(arg *ast.Ident) ast.Node {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func isBuiltinMake(info *types.Info, call *ast.CallExpr) bool {
+	typVal := info.Types[call.Fun]
+	if !typVal.IsBuiltin() {
+		return false
+	}
+	switch fun := call.Fun.(type) {
+	case *ast.Ident:
+		return info.ObjectOf(fun).Name() == "make"
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go/analysis/passes/sigchanyzer/testdata/src/a/a.go b/go/analysis/passes/sigchanyzer/testdata/src/a/a.go
index 277bf2054c0..34dee88c3a0 100644
--- a/go/analysis/passes/sigchanyzer/testdata/src/a/a.go
+++ b/go/analysis/passes/sigchanyzer/testdata/src/a/a.go
@@ -36,3 +36,19 @@ func j() {
 	f := signal.Notify
 	f(c, os.Interrupt) // want "misuse of unbuffered os.Signal channel as argument to signal.Notify"
 }
+
+func k() {
+	signal.Notify(make(chan os.Signal), os.Interrupt) // ok
+}
+
+func l() {
+	signal.Notify(make(chan os.Signal, 1), os.Interrupt) // ok
+}
+
+func m() {
+	signal.Notify(make(chan ao.Signal, 1), os.Interrupt) // ok
+}
+
+func n() {
+	signal.Notify(make(chan ao.Signal), os.Interrupt) // ok
+}
diff --git a/go/analysis/passes/sigchanyzer/testdata/src/a/a.go.golden b/go/analysis/passes/sigchanyzer/testdata/src/a/a.go.golden
index e3702d72f72..1158ff5fd37 100644
--- a/go/analysis/passes/sigchanyzer/testdata/src/a/a.go.golden
+++ b/go/analysis/passes/sigchanyzer/testdata/src/a/a.go.golden
@@ -36,3 +36,19 @@ func j() {
 	f := signal.Notify
 	f(c, os.Interrupt) // want "misuse of unbuffered os.Signal channel as argument to signal.Notify"
 }
+
+func k() {
+	signal.Notify(make(chan os.Signal), os.Interrupt) // ok
+}
+
+func l() {
+	signal.Notify(make(chan os.Signal, 1), os.Interrupt) // ok
+}
+
+func m() {
+	signal.Notify(make(chan ao.Signal, 1), os.Interrupt) // ok
+}
+
+func n() {
+	signal.Notify(make(chan ao.Signal), os.Interrupt) // ok
+}