diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index 5621845..0a2c6ce 100644
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ then
 	# set PATH so it includes user's private bin dirs if they exist
 	[ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] && PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 	[ -d "$HOME/bin" ] && PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
+	[ -d "$HOME/.local" ] && export GOPATH=$HOME/.local
 fi