diff --git a/src/runtime/proc.go b/src/runtime/proc.go
index e94de3a43a..83f3d5226f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/proc.go
+++ b/src/runtime/proc.go
@@ -5209,6 +5209,15 @@ func doInit(t *initTask) {
 		throw("recursive call during initialization - linker skew")
 	default: // not initialized yet
 		t.state = 1 // initialization in progress
+		if raceenabled {
+			// Randomize initialization order of packages t depends on.
+			// TODO: enable always instead of just for race?
+			s := *(*[]uintptr)(unsafe.Pointer(&slice{array: add(unsafe.Pointer(t), 3*sys.PtrSize), len: int(t.ndeps), cap: int(t.ndeps)}))
+			for i := len(s) - 1; i > 0; i-- {
+				j := int(fastrandn(uint32(i + 1)))
+				s[i], s[j] = s[j], s[i]
+			}
+		}
 		for i := uintptr(0); i < t.ndeps; i++ {
 			p := add(unsafe.Pointer(t), (3+i)*sys.PtrSize)
 			t2 := *(**initTask)(p)