diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index bff76af0..3856a3d5 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic.vim
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if has('reltime')
     lockvar! g:_SYNTASTIC_START
 endif
 
-let g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION = '3.6.0-147'
+let g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION = '3.6.0-149'
 lockvar g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION
 
 " Sanity checks {{{1
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim b/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim
index ba521137..c03cea0b 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_go_go_GetLocList() dict
     " compiled by `go build`, therefore `go test` must be called for those.
     if match(expand('%', 1), '\m_test\.go$') == -1
         let cmd = 'build'
-        let opts = syntastic#util#var('go_go_build_args')
+        let opts = syntastic#util#var('go_go_build_args', '-buildmode=archive')
         let cleanup = 0
     else
         let cmd = 'test -c'
-        let opts = syntastic#util#var('go_go_test_args')
+        let opts = syntastic#util#var('go_go_test_args', '-buildmode=archive')
         let cleanup = 1
     endif
     let opt_str = (type(opts) != type('') || opts !=# '') ? join(syntastic#util#argsescape(opts)) : opts