diff --git a/hack/install-go.sh b/hack/install-go.sh
index 5f444b4447f..72b81517195 100644
--- a/hack/install-go.sh
+++ b/hack/install-go.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ tar -xvf go${GOLANG_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local
 
 echo "updating path to include go binaries"
 export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin"
-export GOPATH="/$(whoami)/go"
+export GOPATH="/home/$(whoami)/go"
 
 mkdir -p "${GOPATH}"