diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcc/template b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
index 069b66a11f2..6774b8a5826 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ lib32disabled=yes
 bootstrap=yes
 replaces="gcc-gcj<7.2.0 gcc-gcj-jdk-compat<7.2.0 libmpx>=0 libmpx-devel>=0"
 alternatives="cc:cc:/usr/bin/gcc"
-nocross=yes
+
+_have_gccgo=yes
+
+# MIPS does not have libucontext yet
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	mips*-musl) _have_gccgo=no ;;
+esac
 
 if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends="perl flex"
@@ -68,8 +74,8 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 	subpackages+=" gcc-fortran libgfortran-devel libgfortran"
-	if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		subpackages+=" gcc-objc gcc-objc++ libobjc-devel libobjc"
+	subpackages+=" gcc-objc gcc-objc++ libobjc-devel libobjc"
+	if [ "$_have_gccgo" = "yes" ]; then
 		subpackages+=" gcc-go gcc-go-tools libgo-devel libgo"
 		# we need this for gcc-go on musl
 		if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
@@ -129,7 +135,6 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 esac
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" cross-${_triplet}"
-	export GFORTRAN_FOR_TARGET=" ${_triplet}-gfortran"
 	if [ "$build_option_ada" ]; then
 		hostmakedepends+=" gcc-ada libada-devel"
 	fi
@@ -219,20 +224,26 @@ do_configure() {
 		export CC_FOR_TARGET="$CC"
 		export GCC_FOR_TARGET="$CC"
 		export CXX_FOR_TARGET="$CXX"
+		export GOC_FOR_TARGET="${_triplet}-gccgo"
+		export GFORTRAN_FOR_TARGET="${_triplet}-gfortran"
 
 		_args+=" --host=$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET"
 		_args+=" --with-build-sysroot=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}"
 		_args+=" --enable-sjlj-exceptions=no"
-		_langs+=",fortran"
+		_langs+=",objc,obj-c++,fortran"
 	elif [ -z "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
 		export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${XBPS_MASTERDIR}/usr/lib"
 		_args+=" --build=${_triplet}"
 	else
-		_langs="c,c++,objc,obj-c++,go,fortran,lto"
+		_langs="c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,lto"
 		_args+=" --build=${_triplet}"
 		_args+=" --enable-fast-character"
 	fi
 
+	if [ "$_have_gccgo" = "yes" ]; then
+		_langs+=",go"
+	fi
+
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		*-musl) _args+=" --disable-libsanitizer";;
 	esac