diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/aws-assume-role/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/aws-assume-role/default.nix
index 29dcac28c1e2..1e160919af4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/aws-assume-role/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/aws-assume-role/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, buildGoPackage
+, buildGoModule
 }:
 
-buildGoPackage rec {
+buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "aws-assume-role";
   version = "0.3.2";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "doc" ];
 
-  goPackagePath = "github.com/remind101/assume-role";
-
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "remind101";
     repo = "assume-role";
@@ -18,8 +16,14 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-7+9qi9lYzv1YCFhUyla+5Gqs5nBUiiazhFwiqHzMFd4=";
   };
 
+  vendorHash = null;
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    go mod init github.com/remind101/assume-role
+  '';
+
   postInstall = ''
-    install -Dm444 -t $out/share/doc/$name ./go/src/${goPackagePath}/README.md
+    install -Dm444 -t $out/share/doc/aws-assume-role README.md
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {