diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e28c1df90..70baaa61c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ include make/git.mk
 ## @category Build
 CGO_ENABLED ?= 0
 
+## This flag is passed to `go build` to enable Go experiments. It's empty by default
+## @category Build
+GOEXPERIMENT ?=  # empty by default
+
 ## Extra flags passed to 'go' when building. For example, use GOFLAGS=-v to turn on the
 ## verbose output.
 ## @category Build
diff --git a/make/tools.mk b/make/tools.mk
index d4f3f333e..b49597106 100644
--- a/make/tools.mk
+++ b/make/tools.mk
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ export PATH := $(PWD)/$(BINDIR)/tools/goroot/bin:$(PATH)
 GO := $(PWD)/$(BINDIR)/tools/go
 endif
 
-GOBUILD := CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED) GOMAXPROCS=$(GOBUILDPROCS) $(GO) build
-GOTEST := CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED) $(GO) test
+GOBUILD := CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED) GOEXPERIMENT=$(GOEXPERIMENT) GOMAXPROCS=$(GOBUILDPROCS) $(GO) build
+GOTEST := CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED) GOEXPERIMENT=$(GOEXPERIMENT) $(GO) test
 
-# overwrite $(GOTESTSUM) and add CGO_ENABLED variable
-GOTESTSUM := CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED) $(GOTESTSUM)
+# overwrite $(GOTESTSUM) and add relevant environment variables
+GOTESTSUM := CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED) GOEXPERIMENT=$(GOEXPERIMENT) $(GOTESTSUM)
 
 .PHONY: vendor-go
 ## By default, this Makefile uses the system's Go. You can use a "vendored"