diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/containerd/containerd-9999.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/containerd/containerd-9999.ebuild
index b8d6eb053b..7a943da963 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/containerd/containerd-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/containerd/containerd-9999.ebuild
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 src_compile() {
 	local options=( $(usex btrfs "" "no_btrfs") )
 	export GOPATH="${WORKDIR}/${P}" # ${PWD}/vendor
+	export GO111MODULE=on
+	export GOFLAGS="-v -x -mod=vendor"
 	LDFLAGS=$(usex hardened '-extldflags -fno-PIC' '') emake BUILDTAGS="${options[*]}"
 }