diff --git a/tools/ioctl_sniffer/BUILD b/tools/ioctl_sniffer/BUILD
index c67ecb783..0c2a4038d 100644
--- a/tools/ioctl_sniffer/BUILD
+++ b/tools/ioctl_sniffer/BUILD
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ go_binary(
         # `:ioctl_hook`'s actual output file.
         ":ioctl_hook",  # keep
     ],
+    # Disable nogo tests because this has C++ dependencies.
+    nogo = False,
     static = True,
     visibility = [
         "//test:__subpackages__",