diff --git a/gnu/packages/syncthing.scm b/gnu/packages/syncthing.scm
index 7e4ff0ed84..c29c88a588 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/syncthing.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/syncthing.scm
@@ -1267,7 +1267,16 @@ (define-public go-gopkg.in-asn1-ber.v1
                 "1y8bvzbxpw0lfnn7pbcdwzqj4l90qj6xf88dvv9pxd9yl5g6cskx"))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     '(#:import-path "gopkg.in/asn1-ber.v1"))
+     '(#:import-path "gopkg.in/asn1-ber.v1"
+       ;; Tests don't pass "vet" on go-1.11.  See
+       ;; https://github.com/go-asn1-ber/asn1-ber/issues/20.
+       #:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (replace 'check
+           (lambda* (#:key import-path #:allow-other-keys)
+             (invoke "go" "test"
+                     "-vet=off"
+                     import-path))))))
     (synopsis "ASN.1 BER encoding and decoding in Go")
     (description "This package provides ASN.1 BER encoding and decoding in the
 Go language.")