diff --git a/src/cmd/go/build.go b/src/cmd/go/build.go
index eae54c33f95..b79a522dc90 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/build.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/build.go
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ func (b *builder) build(a *action) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	var gofiles, cfiles, sfiles, objects []string
+	var gofiles, cfiles, sfiles, objects, cgoObjects []string
 	gofiles = append(gofiles, a.p.GoFiles...)
 	cfiles = append(cfiles, a.p.CFiles...)
 	sfiles = append(sfiles, a.p.SFiles...)
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ func (b *builder) build(a *action) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		objects = append(objects, outObj...)
+		cgoObjects = append(cgoObjects, outObj...)
 		gofiles = append(gofiles, outGo...)
 	}
 
@@ -576,6 +576,12 @@ func (b *builder) build(a *action) error {
 		objects = append(objects, out)
 	}
 
+	// NOTE(rsc): On Windows, it is critically important that the
+	// gcc-compiled objects (cgoObjects) be listed after the ordinary
+	// objects in the archive.  I do not know why this is.
+	// http://golang.org/issue/2601
+	objects = append(objects, cgoObjects...)
+
 	// pack into archive in obj directory
 	if err := b.gopack(a.p, obj, a.objpkg, objects); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -917,6 +923,8 @@ func (b *builder) cgo(p *Package, cgoExe, obj string, gccfiles []string) (outGo,
 		return nil, nil, errors.New("cannot use cgo when compiling for a different operating system")
 	}
 
+	outObj = append(outObj, "") // for importObj, at end of function
+
 	// cgo
 	// TODO: CGOPKGPATH, CGO_FLAGS?
 	gofiles := []string{obj + "_cgo_gotypes.go"}
@@ -983,7 +991,11 @@ func (b *builder) cgo(p *Package, cgoExe, obj string, gccfiles []string) (outGo,
 	if err := b.cc(p, obj, importObj, importC); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	outObj = append(outObj, importObj)
+
+	// NOTE(rsc): The importObj is a 5c/6c/8c object and on Windows
+	// must be processed before the gcc-generated objects.
+	// Put it first.  We left room above.  http://golang.org/issue/2601
+	outObj[0] = importObj
 
 	return outGo, outObj, nil
 }
diff --git a/src/make.bash b/src/make.bash
index 000020ecd96..70beb47c0b5 100755
--- a/src/make.bash
+++ b/src/make.bash
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ do
 	fi
 done
 
+$USE_GO_TOOL ||
 (
 	cd "$GOROOT"/src/pkg;
 	bash deps.bash	# do this here so clean.bash will work in the pkg directory
diff --git a/src/pkg/go/build/dir.go b/src/pkg/go/build/dir.go
index b710bc18da7..265261f22ea 100644
--- a/src/pkg/go/build/dir.go
+++ b/src/pkg/go/build/dir.go
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ var cgoEnabled = map[string]bool{
 	"linux/amd64":   true,
 	"freebsd/386":   true,
 	"freebsd/amd64": true,
+	"windows/386":   true,
+	"windows/amd64": true,
 }
 
 func defaultContext() Context {