diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 688114fb3faa..39afc0c0071d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ export GO111MODULE=off
 GO ?= go
 SED_INPLACE := sed -i
 SHASUM ?= shasum -a 256
-GOPATH ?= $(shell $(GO) env GOPATH)
+HAS_GO = $(shell hash $(GO) > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "GO" || echo "NOGO" )
+
+ifeq ($(HAS_GO), GO)
+	GOPATH ?= $(shell $(GO) env GOPATH)
+	export PATH := $(GOPATH)/bin:$(PATH)
+endif
 
-export PATH := $(GOPATH)/bin:$(PATH)
 
 ifeq ($(OS), Windows_NT)
 	EXECUTABLE ?= gitea.exe