diff --git a/lib/travis/build/bash/travis_setup_go.bash b/lib/travis/build/bash/travis_setup_go.bash
index 6caf318428..6e901dd99a 100644
--- a/lib/travis/build/bash/travis_setup_go.bash
+++ b/lib/travis/build/bash/travis_setup_go.bash
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@ travis_setup_go() {
   sudo ln -s "${TRAVIS_HOME}/gopath/bin/go${go_version}" "${TRAVIS_HOME}/gopath/bin/go"
   travis_cmd "export GOROOT=$(go"${go_version}" env GOROOT)" --echo
   travis_cmd "export PATH=${GOROOT}/bin:${PATH}" --echo
+  export TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR="${TRAVIS_HOME}/gopath/src/${go_import_path}"
+  travis_cmd cd\ "${TRAVIS_HOME}/gopath/src/${go_import_path}" --assert
 }