diff --git a/accounts/keystore/watch.go b/accounts/keystore/watch.go
index bbcfb99257..d6ef53327d 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/watch.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/watch.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-// +build darwin,!ios freebsd linux,!arm64 netbsd solaris
+// +build darwin,!ios,cgo freebsd linux,!arm64 netbsd solaris
 
 package keystore
 
diff --git a/accounts/keystore/watch_fallback.go b/accounts/keystore/watch_fallback.go
index 7c5e9cb2e2..de0e87f8a5 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/watch_fallback.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/watch_fallback.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-// +build ios linux,arm64 windows !darwin,!freebsd,!linux,!netbsd,!solaris
+// +build darwin,!cgo ios linux,arm64 windows !darwin,!freebsd,!linux,!netbsd,!solaris
 
 // This is the fallback implementation of directory watching.
 // It is used on unsupported platforms.