diff --git a/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim b/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim
index 3cbbc023..4bc2abe0 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim
@@ -13,5 +13,19 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_go_GetLocList()
     let makeprg = 'go build -o /dev/null'
     let errorformat = '%f:%l:%c:%m,%E%f:%l:%m,%C%m,%-G#%.%#'
 
-    return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
+    " The go compiler needs to either be run with an import path as an
+    " argument or directly from the package directory. Since figuring out
+    " the poper import path is fickle, just pushd/popd to the package.
+    let popd = getcwd()
+    let pushd = expand('%:p:h')
+    "
+    " pushd
+    exec 'lcd ' . fnameescape(pushd)
+
+    let errors = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
+
+    " popd
+    exec 'lcd ' . fnameescape(popd)
+
+    return errors
 endfunction