diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/errcheck/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/errcheck/default.nix
index a387c14c0a5..eb8fd99f9e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/errcheck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/errcheck/default.nix
@@ -2,22 +2,23 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "errcheck";
-  version = "1.6.0";
+  version = "unstable-2022-03-26";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "kisielk";
     repo = "errcheck";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-Przf2c2jFNdkUq7IOUD7ChXHiSayAz4xTsNzajycYZ0=";
+    rev = "e62617a91f7bd1abab2cbe7f28966188dd85eee0";
+    sha256 = "sha256-RoPv6Odh8l9DF1S50pNEomLtI4uTDNjveOXZd4S52c0=";
   };
 
-  vendorSha256 = "sha256-rluaBdW+w2zPThELlBwX/6LXDgc2aIk/ucbrsrABpVc=";
+  vendorSha256 = "sha256-fDugaI9Fh0L27yKSFNXyjYLMMDe6CRgE6kVLiJ3+Kyw=";
+
+  subPackages = [ "." ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Program for checking for unchecked errors in go programs";
+    description = "Checks for unchecked errors in go programs";
     homepage = "https://github.com/kisielk/errcheck";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ kalbasit ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9e56fc859a8..f37369bd6a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3100,7 +3100,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   envsubst = callPackage ../tools/misc/envsubst { };
 
-  errcheck = callPackage ../development/tools/errcheck { };
+  errcheck = callPackage ../development/tools/errcheck {
+    buildGoModule = buildGo118Module;
+  };
 
   eschalot = callPackage ../tools/security/eschalot { };