diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/work/init.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/work/init.go
index 1081e5147e06dd..608f5648a42c1e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/work/init.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/work/init.go
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ func instrumentInit() {
 		platform := cfg.Goos + "/" + cfg.Goarch
 		switch platform {
 		default:
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "go %s: -race is only supported on linux/amd64, linux/ppc64le, freebsd/amd64, darwin/amd64 and windows/amd64\n", flag.Args()[0])
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "go %s: -race is only supported on linux/amd64, linux/ppc64le, freebsd/amd64, netbsd/amd64, darwin/amd64 and windows/amd64\n", flag.Args()[0])
 			os.Exit(2)
-		case "linux/amd64", "linux/ppc64le", "freebsd/amd64", "darwin/amd64", "windows/amd64":
+		case "linux/amd64", "linux/ppc64le", "freebsd/amd64", "netbsd/amd64", "darwin/amd64", "windows/amd64":
 			// race supported on these platforms
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/race.bash b/src/race.bash
index 73cb1e583bc23e..d673f503a9a732 100755
--- a/src/race.bash
+++ b/src/race.bash
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 set -e
 
 function usage {
-	echo 'race detector is only supported on linux/amd64, linux/ppc64le, freebsd/amd64 and darwin/amd64' 1>&2
+	echo 'race detector is only supported on linux/amd64, linux/ppc64le, freebsd/amd64, netbsd/amd64 and darwin/amd64' 1>&2
 	exit 1
 }
 
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ case $(uname) in
 		usage
 	fi
 	;;
+"NetBSD")
+	if [ $(uname -m) != "amd64" ]; then
+		usage
+	fi
+	;;
 *)
 	usage
 	;;
diff --git a/src/runtime/cgo/netbsd.go b/src/runtime/cgo/netbsd.go
index 2cecd0c57a3620..74d0aed014b251 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cgo/netbsd.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cgo/netbsd.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import _ "unsafe" // for go:linkname
 
 //go:linkname _environ environ
 //go:linkname _progname __progname
+//go:linkname ___ps_strings __ps_strings
 
 var _environ uintptr
 var _progname uintptr
+var ___ps_strings uintptr
diff --git a/src/runtime/race/race.go b/src/runtime/race/race.go
index f702c7a5d408b0..95e965411b76da 100644
--- a/src/runtime/race/race.go
+++ b/src/runtime/race/race.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// +build race,linux,amd64 race,freebsd,amd64 race,darwin,amd64 race,windows,amd64 race,linux,ppc64le
+// +build race,linux,amd64 race,freebsd,amd64 race,netbsd,amd64 race,darwin,amd64 race,windows,amd64 race,linux,ppc64le
 
 package race