diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/mole/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/mole/default.nix
index da452b1bfae..53bf7b3ada7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/mole/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/mole/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , buildGoModule
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, stdenv
 }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
@@ -27,5 +28,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/davrodpin/mole";
     license = with licenses; [ mit ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin; # build fails with go > 1.17
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f8a00350d0f..7a584b3f35b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9257,10 +9257,7 @@ with pkgs;
     docbook-xsl = docbook_xsl;
   };
 
-  mole = callPackage ../tools/networking/mole {
-    # pinned due to build failure or vendoring problems. When unpinning double check with: nix-build -A $name.go-modules --rebuild
-    buildGoModule = buildGo117Module;
-  };
+  mole = callPackage ../tools/networking/mole { };
 
   morgen = callPackage ../applications/office/morgen {
     electron = electron_15;