diff --git a/src/go/build/read.go b/src/go/build/read.go
index 6806a51c247..6da921d4718 100644
--- a/src/go/build/read.go
+++ b/src/go/build/read.go
@@ -171,6 +171,41 @@ func (r *importReader) findEmbed(first bool) bool {
 		case ' ', '\t':
 			// leave startLine alone
 
+		case '"':
+			startLine = false
+			for r.err == nil {
+				if r.eof {
+					r.syntaxError()
+				}
+				c = r.readByteNoBuf()
+				if c == '\\' {
+					r.readByteNoBuf()
+					if r.err != nil {
+						r.syntaxError()
+						return false
+					}
+					continue
+				}
+				if c == '"' {
+					c = r.readByteNoBuf()
+					goto Reswitch
+				}
+			}
+			goto Reswitch
+
+		case '`':
+			startLine = false
+			for r.err == nil {
+				if r.eof {
+					r.syntaxError()
+				}
+				c = r.readByteNoBuf()
+				if c == '`' {
+					c = r.readByteNoBuf()
+					goto Reswitch
+				}
+			}
+
 		case '/':
 			c = r.readByteNoBuf()
 			switch c {
diff --git a/src/go/build/read_test.go b/src/go/build/read_test.go
index 9264d2606f1..36c773eceaf 100644
--- a/src/go/build/read_test.go
+++ b/src/go/build/read_test.go
@@ -255,6 +255,26 @@ var readEmbedTests = []struct {
 		"package p\nimport \"embed\"\n//go:embed x y z\nvar files embed.FS",
 		[]string{"x", "y", "z"},
 	},
+	{
+		"package p\nimport \"embed\"\nvar s = \"/*\"\n//go:embed x\nvar files embed.FS",
+		[]string{"x"},
+	},
+	{
+		`package p
+		 import "embed"
+		 var s = "\"\\\\"
+		 //go:embed x
+		 var files embed.FS`,
+		[]string{"x"},
+	},
+	{
+		"package p\nimport \"embed\"\nvar s = `/*`\n//go:embed x\nvar files embed.FS",
+		[]string{"x"},
+	},
+	{
+		"package p\nimport \"embed\"\nvar s = z/ *y\n//go:embed pointer\nvar pointer embed.FS",
+		[]string{"pointer"},
+	},
 	{
 		"package p\n//go:embed x y z\n", // no import, no scan
 		nil,