diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
index f13e7774a51c..84bb70a4cf35 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
@@ -274,5 +274,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = teams.golang.members;
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
+    # requires >=10.13 stdenv on x86_64-darwin
+    badPlatforms = [ "x86_64-darwin" ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 330bf7038f3e..16d365c26217 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -19574,9 +19574,15 @@ with pkgs;
   buildGo116Package = callPackage ../development/go-packages/generic {
     go = buildPackages.go_1_16;
   };
-  buildGo117Package = callPackage ../development/go-packages/generic {
-    go = buildPackages.go_1_17;
-  };
+  # go_1_17 has go module changes which may not be portable
+  # across different go versions and/or platforms,
+  # it also requires >=10.13 stdenv on darwin which
+  # is not currently available for x86_64-darwin
+  #
+  # do not uncomment this without approval from the go CODEOWNERS
+  #buildGo117Package = callPackage ../development/go-packages/generic {
+  #  go = buildPackages.go_1_17;
+  #};
 
   buildGoPackage = buildGo116Package;
 
@@ -19586,9 +19592,15 @@ with pkgs;
   buildGo116Module = callPackage ../development/go-modules/generic {
     go = buildPackages.go_1_16;
   };
-  buildGo117Module = callPackage ../development/go-modules/generic {
-    go = buildPackages.go_1_17;
-  };
+  # go_1_17 has go module changes which may not be portable
+  # across different go versions and/or platforms,
+  # it also requires >=10.13 stdenv on darwin which
+  # is not currently available for x86_64-darwin
+  #
+  # do not uncomment this without approval from the go CODEOWNERS
+  #buildGo117Module = callPackage ../development/go-modules/generic {
+  #  go = buildPackages.go_1_17;
+  #};
 
   buildGoModule = buildGo116Module;