diff --git a/lib/datasource/go/index.js b/lib/datasource/go/index.js
index a6f3202b523c8c1ac4f04f621fe739e52f4250ba..3f251f5945db88440d8a63695747332ead3d54b1 100644
--- a/lib/datasource/go/index.js
+++ b/lib/datasource/go/index.js
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ async function getDatasource(name) {
     return { datasource: 'github', lookupName: `go-${pkg}/${pkg}` };
   }
   if (name.startsWith('github.com/')) {
+    const split = name.split('/');
+    const lookupName = split[1] + '/' + split[2];
     return {
       datasource: 'github',
-      lookupName: name.replace('github.com/', ''),
+      lookupName,
     };
   }
   const pkgUrl = `https://${name}?go-get=1`;