diff --git a/eclass/go-module.eclass b/eclass/go-module.eclass
index 00f5169ea6e2f..53f4a02694214 100644
--- a/eclass/go-module.eclass
+++ b/eclass/go-module.eclass
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ export GO111MODULE=on
 # See "go help environment" for information on this setting
 export GOCACHE="${T}/go-build"
 
+# Set the default for the go module cache
+# This could potentially be shared so that all go packages put the
+# modules they download in a shared location.
+# See "go help environment" for information on this setting
+export GOMODCACHE="${T}/go-mod"
+
 # The following go flags should be used for all builds.
 # -modcacherw makes the build cache read/write
 # -v prints the names of packages as they are compiled