diff --git a/Mk/Uses/go.mk b/Mk/Uses/go.mk
--- a/Mk/Uses/go.mk
+++ b/Mk/Uses/go.mk
@@ -215,8 +215,12 @@
 
 .if ${go_ARGS:Mmodules} && defined(GO_MODULE)
 gomod-clean:
+.if exists(${GO_CMD})
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "===>  Cleaning Go module cache"
 	@${SETENV} ${GO_ENV} ${GO_CMD} clean -modcache
+.else
+	@${ECHO_MSG} "===>    Skipping since ${GO_CMD} is not installed"
+.endif
 
 # Hook up to distclean
 .if !target(post-clean) && !make(clean)