diff --git a/syntax_checkers/go.vim b/syntax_checkers/go.vim
index 6d78b480..b48d07d5 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/go.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/go.vim
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ if exists("loaded_go_syntax_checker")
 endif
 let loaded_go_syntax_checker = 1
 
-let s:supported_checkers = ["6g", "gofmt"]
+let s:supported_checkers = ["go", "6g", "gofmt"]
 call SyntasticLoadChecker(s:supported_checkers, 'go')
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim b/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9c31686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+"============================================================================
+"File:        go.vim
+"Description: Check go syntax using 'go build'
+"Maintainer:  Kamil Kisiel <kamil@kamilkisiel.net>
+"License:     This program is free software. It comes without any warranty,
+"             to the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute
+"             it and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You
+"             Want To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar.
+"             See http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
+"
+"============================================================================
+function! SyntaxCheckers_go_GetLocList()
+    let makeprg = 'go build -o /dev/null %'
+    let errorformat = '%f:%l:%c:%m,%f:%l%m,%-G#%.%#'
+
+    return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
+endfunction