diff --git a/build/common.sh b/build/common.sh
index b653ea298cd..ed8a9cb10df 100755
--- a/build/common.sh
+++ b/build/common.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ readonly KUBE_GCS_DELETE_EXISTING="${KUBE_GCS_DELETE_EXISTING:-n}"
 
 # Constants
 readonly KUBE_BUILD_IMAGE_REPO=kube-build
-readonly KUBE_BUILD_GOLANG_VERSION=1.5.3
+readonly KUBE_BUILD_GOLANG_VERSION=1.4.2
 readonly KUBE_BUILD_IMAGE_CROSS_TAG="cross-${KUBE_BUILD_GOLANG_VERSION}-1"
 readonly KUBE_BUILD_IMAGE_CROSS="${KUBE_BUILD_IMAGE_REPO}:${KUBE_BUILD_IMAGE_CROSS_TAG}"
 # KUBE_BUILD_DATA_CONTAINER_NAME=kube-build-data-<hash>