diff --git a/tools/bazeldefs/go.bzl b/tools/bazeldefs/go.bzl
index 5d539ebec11..0be97741ddc 100644
--- a/tools/bazeldefs/go.bzl
+++ b/tools/bazeldefs/go.bzl
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 load("@bazel_gazelle//:def.bzl", _gazelle = "gazelle")
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:paths.bzl", "paths")
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:shell.bzl", "shell")
-load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "GoArchive", "GoLibrary", _go_binary = "go_binary", _go_context = "go_context", _go_library = "go_library", _go_path = "go_path", _go_test = "go_test")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "GoArchive", "GoLibrary", _go_binary = "go_binary", _go_context = "go_context", _go_library = "go_library", _go_path = "go_path", _go_reset_target = "go_reset_target", _go_test = "go_test")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//proto:def.bzl", _go_grpc_library = "go_grpc_library", _go_proto_library = "go_proto_library")
 load("//tools/bazeldefs:defs.bzl", "select_arch", "select_system")
 
 gazelle = _gazelle
 
 go_path = _go_path
+go_reset_target = _go_reset_target
 go_cov = native.genrule
 cov_available = True
 
diff --git a/tools/defs.bzl b/tools/defs.bzl
index 71740da620c..5ab64eb5cd3 100644
--- a/tools/defs.bzl
+++ b/tools/defs.bzl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ change for Google-internal and bazel-compatible rules.
 load("//tools:arch.bzl", "arch_genrule", "arch_transition_impl")
 load("//tools/bazeldefs:cc.bzl", _cc_binary = "cc_binary", _cc_flags_supplier = "cc_flags_supplier", _cc_grpc_library = "cc_grpc_library", _cc_library = "cc_library", _cc_proto_library = "cc_proto_library", _cc_test = "cc_test", _cc_toolchain = "cc_toolchain", _gbenchmark = "gbenchmark", _gbenchmark_internal = "gbenchmark_internal", _grpcpp = "grpcpp", _gtest = "gtest", _select_gtest = "select_gtest")
 load("//tools/bazeldefs:defs.bzl", _BuildSettingInfo = "BuildSettingInfo", _bool_flag = "bool_flag", _bpf_program = "bpf_program", _build_test = "build_test", _bzl_library = "bzl_library", _coreutil = "coreutil", _default_net_util = "default_net_util", _more_shards = "more_shards", _most_shards = "most_shards", _proto_library = "proto_library", _select_arch = "select_arch", _select_system = "select_system", _short_path = "short_path", _version = "version")
-load("//tools/bazeldefs:go.bzl", _cov_available = "cov_available", _gazelle = "gazelle", _go_binary = "go_binary", _go_binary_nogo_dep = "go_binary_nogo_dep", _go_cov = "go_cov", _go_grpc_and_proto_libraries = "go_grpc_and_proto_libraries", _go_imports = "go_imports", _go_library = "go_library", _go_path = "go_path", _go_proto_library = "go_proto_library", _go_test = "go_test", _gotsan_flag_values = "gotsan_flag_values", _gotsan_values = "gotsan_values", _select_goarch = "select_goarch", _select_goos = "select_goos")
+load("//tools/bazeldefs:go.bzl", _cov_available = "cov_available", _gazelle = "gazelle", _go_binary = "go_binary", _go_binary_nogo_dep = "go_binary_nogo_dep", _go_cov = "go_cov", _go_grpc_and_proto_libraries = "go_grpc_and_proto_libraries", _go_imports = "go_imports", _go_library = "go_library", _go_path = "go_path", _go_proto_library = "go_proto_library", _go_reset_target = "go_reset_target", _go_test = "go_test", _gotsan_flag_values = "gotsan_flag_values", _gotsan_values = "gotsan_values", _select_goarch = "select_goarch", _select_goos = "select_goos")
 load("//tools/bazeldefs:pkg.bzl", _pkg_deb = "pkg_deb", _pkg_tar = "pkg_tar")
 load("//tools/bazeldefs:platforms.bzl", _default_platform = "default_platform", _platform_capabilities = "platform_capabilities", _platforms = "platforms", _save_restore_platforms = "save_restore_platforms")
 load("//tools/bazeldefs:tags.bzl", _go_suffixes = "go_suffixes", _local_test_tags = "local_test_tags")
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ select_gtest = _select_gtest
 cov_available = _cov_available
 gazelle = _gazelle
 go_path = _go_path
+go_reset_target = _go_reset_target
 go_cov = _go_cov
 select_goos = _select_goos
 select_goarch = _select_goarch
diff --git a/tools/nogo/BUILD b/tools/nogo/BUILD
index cfcfd35c926..f4e74e91d62 100644
--- a/tools/nogo/BUILD
+++ b/tools/nogo/BUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("//tools:defs.bzl", "bzl_library", "go_binary", "select_goarch", "select_goos")
+load("//tools:defs.bzl", "bzl_library", "go_binary", "go_reset_target", "select_goarch", "select_goos")
 load("//tools/nogo:defs.bzl", "nogo_stdlib", "nogo_target")
 
 package(
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ go_binary(
     deps = ["//tools/nogo/cli"],
 )
 
+# The exec transition selects the tool platform but preserves Go build modes.
+# Reset those modes so that analyzed targets do not configure the analyzer.
+go_reset_target(
+    name = "nogo_tool",
+    dep = ":nogo",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
 bzl_library(
     name = "defs_bzl",
     srcs = ["defs.bzl"],
diff --git a/tools/nogo/defs.bzl b/tools/nogo/defs.bzl
index 171d809aba1..713b24cbf25 100644
--- a/tools/nogo/defs.bzl
+++ b/tools/nogo/defs.bzl
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ nogo_stdlib = go_rule(
     implementation = _nogo_stdlib_impl,
     attrs = {
         "_nogo": attr.label(
-            default = "//tools/nogo:nogo",
+            default = "//tools/nogo:nogo_tool",
             cfg = "exec",
         ),
         "_target": attr.label(
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ nogo_aspect = go_rule(
     ],
     attrs = {
         "_nogo": attr.label(
-            default = "//tools/nogo:nogo",
+            default = "//tools/nogo:nogo_tool",
             cfg = "exec",
         ),
         "_target": attr.label(
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ nogo_test = rule(
             doc = "Relevant src files. This is ignored except to make the nogo_test directly affected by the files.",
         ),
         "_nogo": attr.label(
-            default = "//tools/nogo:nogo",
+            default = "//tools/nogo:nogo_tool",
             cfg = "exec",
         ),
         "_target": attr.label(
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ nogo_facts_render = go_rule(
             default = False,
         ),
         "_nogo": attr.label(
-            default = "//tools/nogo:nogo",
+            default = "//tools/nogo:nogo_tool",
             cfg = "exec",
         ),
         # See _nogo_aspect, above.