diff --git a/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
index 402c3e781adb..7db4992d1d61 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ let
     '';
 
     preFixup = (args.preFixup or "") + ''
-      find $out/bin -type f -exec ${removeExpr removeReferences} '{}' + || true
+      find $out/{bin,libexec,lib} -type f 2>/dev/null | xargs -r ${removeExpr removeReferences} || true
     '';
 
     strictDeps = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/go-packages/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/go-packages/generic/default.nix
index 9d3c7c3d5733..de0a35b69343 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/go-packages/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/go-packages/generic/default.nix
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@ let
     '';
 
     preFixup = preFixup + ''
-      find $out/bin -type f -exec ${removeExpr removeReferences} '{}' + || true
-      find $out/libexec -type f -exec ${removeExpr removeReferences} '{}' + || true
+      find $out/{bin,libexec,lib} -type f 2>/dev/null | xargs -r ${removeExpr removeReferences} || true
     '';
 
     strictDeps = true;