diff --git a/guix/build-system/go.scm b/guix/build-system/go.scm
index 0934fded07..fc53b3be9f 100644
--- a/guix/build-system/go.scm
+++ b/guix/build-system/go.scm
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ (define-module (guix build-system go)
   #:use-module (ice-9 match)
   #:use-module (ice-9 regex)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-34)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-35)
   #:export (%go-build-system-modules
             go-build
             go-build-system
@@ -101,7 +103,13 @@ (define (go-target target)
                (_ arch))
              (match os
                ((or "mingw32" "cygwin") "windows")
-               (_ os))))))
+               (_ os))))
+      (_
+       (raise
+        (condition
+         (&unsupported-cross-compilation-target-error
+          (build-system go-build-system)
+          (target target)))))))
 
 (define %go-build-system-modules
   ;; Build-side modules imported and used by default.