diff --git a/plugins/available/go.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/go.plugin.bash
index 093c2c4cbf..c9fcdff868 100644
--- a/plugins/available/go.plugin.bash
+++ b/plugins/available/go.plugin.bash
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ about-plugin 'go environment variables & path configuration'
 
 export GOROOT=${GOROOT:-$(go env | grep GOROOT | cut -d'"' -f2)}
 pathmunge "${GOROOT}/bin"
-export GOPATH=${GOPATH:-"$HOME/.go"}
+export GOPATH=${GOPATH:-"$HOME/go"}
 pathmunge "${GOPATH}/bin"