diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
index 5e66c9e082..82f95314c2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
@@ -3216,7 +3216,16 @@ (define-public go-github-com-hashicorp-golang-lru-v2
              (commit (string-append "v" version))))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "0lb2ylv2bz6lsqhn6c2hsafjjcx0hsdbah6arhb778g3xbkpgvf3"))))
+        (base32 "0lb2ylv2bz6lsqhn6c2hsafjjcx0hsdbah6arhb778g3xbkpgvf3"))
+       (modules '((guix build utils)))
+       (snippet
+        #~(begin
+            ;; Submodule(s) with their own go.mod files and packed as
+            ;; separated packages:
+            ;;
+            ;; - github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/arc/v2
+            (for-each delete-file-recursively
+                      (list "arc"))))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list