diff --git a/golang/content.md b/golang/content.md
index 5cf342d28bad..5657ddd9684d 100644
--- a/golang/content.md
+++ b/golang/content.md
@@ -69,3 +69,7 @@ $ for GOOS in darwin linux; do
 >   done
 > done
 ```
+
+## Git LFS
+
+If downloading your dependencies results in an error like "checksum mismatch", you should check whether they are using [Git LFS](https://git-lfs.com/) (and thus need it installed for downloading them and calculating correct `go.sum` values).