diff --git a/src/goMain.ts b/src/goMain.ts
index 4bc637d..664d459 100644
--- a/src/goMain.ts
+++ b/src/goMain.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
 	getToolsGopath,
 	getWorkspaceFolderPath,
 	handleDiagnosticErrors,
-	isGoPathSet
+	isGoPathSet,
+	resolvePath,
 } from './util';
 import { clearCacheForTools, envPath, fileExists, getCurrentGoRoot, setCurrentGoRoot } from './utils/goPath';
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@
 
 	const configGOROOT = getGoConfig()['goroot'];
 	if (!!configGOROOT) {
-		setCurrentGoRoot(configGOROOT);
+		setCurrentGoRoot(resolvePath(configGOROOT));
 	}
 
 	updateGoVarsFromConfig().then(async () => {
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index e29245f..23b7f59 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
 	return getBinPathWithPreferredGopathGoroot(
 		tool,
 		tool === 'go' ? [] : [getToolsGopath(), getCurrentGoPath()],
-		tool === 'go' && cfg.get('goroot') ? cfg.get('goroot') : undefined,
+		tool === 'go' && cfg.get('goroot') ? resolvePath(cfg.get('goroot')) : undefined,
 		selectedGoPath ?? resolvePath(alternateToolPath),
 		useCache
 	);