diff --git a/compiler/compiler.go b/compiler/compiler.go
index 74d0983d..8c47dda8 100644
--- a/compiler/compiler.go
+++ b/compiler/compiler.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (c *Compiler) Compile(mainPath string) error {
 			CgoEnabled:  true,
 			UseAllFiles: false,
 			Compiler:    "gc", // must be one of the recognized compilers
-			BuildTags:   append([]string{"tgo"}, c.BuildTags...),
+			BuildTags:   append([]string{"tinygo"}, c.BuildTags...),
 		},
 		ParserMode: parser.ParseComments,
 	}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e4b0e965..eba4720b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func Compile(pkgName, outpath string, spec *TargetSpec, config *BuildConfig, act
 		DumpSSA:    config.dumpSSA,
 		RootDir:    sourceDir(),
 		GOPATH:     getGopath(),
-		BuildTags:  append(spec.BuildTags, "tinygo"),
+		BuildTags:  spec.BuildTags,
 		InitInterp: config.initInterp,
 	}
 	c, err := compiler.NewCompiler(pkgName, compilerConfig)