diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl-tools/prebuild.sh b/packages/@cdktf/hcl-tools/prebuild.sh
index 7fdfb6863e..4a845b274f 100755
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl-tools/prebuild.sh
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl-tools/prebuild.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+GOROOT="${GOROOT:-$(go env GOROOT)}"
+
 if [[ -z "${GOROOT-}" ]]; then
   echo "GOROOT environment variable needs to be set!"
   exit 1
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/prebuild.sh b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/prebuild.sh
index 7fdfb6863e..4a845b274f 100755
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/prebuild.sh
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/prebuild.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+GOROOT="${GOROOT:-$(go env GOROOT)}"
+
 if [[ -z "${GOROOT-}" ]]; then
   echo "GOROOT environment variable needs to be set!"
   exit 1