diff --git a/src/cmd/go/go_test.go b/src/cmd/go/go_test.go
index d5875d9106..b3fb5dce4f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/go_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/go_test.go
@@ -5275,6 +5275,10 @@ func TestTestVet(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tg.setenv("GOPATH", filepath.Join(tg.pwd(), "testdata"))
 	tg.run("test", "vetcycle") // must not fail; #22890
+
+	tg.runFail("test", "vetfail/...")
+	tg.grepStderr(`Printf format %d`, "did not diagnose bad Printf")
+	tg.grepStdout(`ok\s+vetfail/p2`, "did not run vetfail/p2")
 }
 
 func TestInstallDeps(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/test/test.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/test/test.go
index 5b4408ccd1..4ea852c06f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/test/test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/test/test.go
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ func builderTest(b *work.Builder, p *load.Package) (buildAction, runAction, prin
 			Func:       c.builderRunTest,
 			Deps:       []*work.Action{buildAction},
 			Package:    p,
-			IgnoreFail: true,
+			IgnoreFail: true, // run (prepare output) even if build failed
 			TryCache:   c.tryCache,
 			Objdir:     testDir,
 		}
@@ -1098,17 +1098,19 @@ func builderTest(b *work.Builder, p *load.Package) (buildAction, runAction, prin
 			addTestVet(b, pxtest, runAction, installAction)
 		}
 		cleanAction = &work.Action{
-			Mode:    "test clean",
-			Func:    builderCleanTest,
-			Deps:    []*work.Action{runAction},
-			Package: p,
-			Objdir:  testDir,
+			Mode:       "test clean",
+			Func:       builderCleanTest,
+			Deps:       []*work.Action{runAction},
+			Package:    p,
+			IgnoreFail: true, // clean even if test failed
+			Objdir:     testDir,
 		}
 		printAction = &work.Action{
-			Mode:    "test print",
-			Func:    builderPrintTest,
-			Deps:    []*work.Action{cleanAction},
-			Package: p,
+			Mode:       "test print",
+			Func:       builderPrintTest,
+			Deps:       []*work.Action{cleanAction},
+			Package:    p,
+			IgnoreFail: true, // print even if test failed
 		}
 	}
 	if installAction != nil {
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/src/vetfail/p1/p1.go b/src/cmd/go/testdata/src/vetfail/p1/p1.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..248317b779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/src/vetfail/p1/p1.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package p1
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func F() {
+	fmt.Printf("%d", "hello") // causes vet error
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/src/vetfail/p2/p2.go b/src/cmd/go/testdata/src/vetfail/p2/p2.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88b1cc2373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/src/vetfail/p2/p2.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package p2
+
+import _ "vetfail/p1"
+
+func F() {
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/src/vetfail/p2/p2_test.go b/src/cmd/go/testdata/src/vetfail/p2/p2_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fde0d1a73f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/src/vetfail/p2/p2_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package p2
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestF(t *testing.T) {
+	F()
+}