diff --git a/language/go/BUILD.bazel b/language/go/BUILD.bazel
index 88b89da68..4e41f68bc 100644
--- a/language/go/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/language/go/BUILD.bazel
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ go_test(
         "stubs_test.go",
         "update_import_test.go",
     ],
-    data = glob(["testdata/**"]),
+    data = glob(
+        ["testdata/**"],
+        # Empty when distributed.
+        allow_empty = True,
+    ),
     embed = [":go"],
     deps = [
         "//config",