diff --git a/makelib/golang.mk b/makelib/golang.mk
index d338d83..ff9549f 100644
--- a/makelib/golang.mk
+++ b/makelib/golang.mk
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ GO_COMMON_FLAGS = $(GO_BUILDFLAGS) -tags '$(GO_TAGS)'
 GO_STATIC_FLAGS = $(GO_COMMON_FLAGS) $(GO_PKG_STATIC_FLAGS) -installsuffix static  -ldflags '$(GO_LDFLAGS)'
 GO_GENERATE_FLAGS = $(GO_BUILDFLAGS) -tags 'generate $(GO_TAGS)'
 GO_COVER_MODE ?= count
+CGO_ENABLED ?= 0
 
 export GO111MODULE
 
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ ifeq ($(GO_NOCOV),true)
 else
 	@mkdir -p $(GO_TEST_OUTPUT)
 	@CGO_ENABLED=0 $(GOHOST) test -i -cover $(GO_STATIC_FLAGS) $(GO_PACKAGES) || $(FAIL)
-	@CGO_ENABLED=0 $(GOHOST) test -v -covermode=$(GO_COVER_MODE) -coverprofile=$(GO_TEST_OUTPUT)/coverage.txt $(GO_TEST_FLAGS) $(GO_STATIC_FLAGS) $(GO_PACKAGES) 2>&1 | tee $(GO_TEST_OUTPUT)/unit-tests.log || $(FAIL)
+	@CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED) $(GOHOST) test -v -covermode=$(GO_COVER_MODE) -coverprofile=$(GO_TEST_OUTPUT)/coverage.txt $(GO_TEST_FLAGS) $(GO_STATIC_FLAGS) $(GO_PACKAGES) 2>&1 | tee $(GO_TEST_OUTPUT)/unit-tests.log || $(FAIL)
 	@cat $(GO_TEST_OUTPUT)/unit-tests.log | $(GOJUNIT) -set-exit-code > $(GO_TEST_OUTPUT)/unit-tests.xml || $(FAIL)
 	@$(GOCOVER_COBERTURA) < $(GO_TEST_OUTPUT)/coverage.txt > $(GO_TEST_OUTPUT)/coverage.xml
 endif