diff --git a/codeql-tools/tracing-config.lua b/codeql-tools/tracing-config.lua
index ef9dd68bd71..8554d545ce0 100644
--- a/codeql-tools/tracing-config.lua
+++ b/codeql-tools/tracing-config.lua
@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
 function RegisterExtractorPack()
     local goExtractor = GetPlatformToolsDirectory() .. 'go-extractor'
-    if OperatingSystem == 'windows' then
-        goExtractor = GetPlatformToolsDirectory() .. 'go-extractor.exe'
-    end
-    return {
-        CreatePatternMatcher({'^go-autobuilder$', '^go-autobuilder%.exe$'},
-                             MatchCompilerName, nil, {trace = false}),
-        CreatePatternMatcher({'^go$', '^go%.exe$'}, MatchCompilerName,
-                             goExtractor, {prepend = {'--mimic', '${compiler}'}})
+    local patterns = {
+        CreatePatternMatcher({'^go-autobuilder$'}, MatchCompilerName, nil,
+                             {trace = false}),
+        CreatePatternMatcher({'^go$'}, MatchCompilerName, goExtractor, {
+            prepend = {'--mimic', '${compiler}'},
+            order = ORDER_BEFORE
+        })
+
     }
+    if OperatingSystem == 'windows' then
+        goExtractor = goExtractor .. 'go-extractor.exe'
+        patterns = {
+            CreatePatternMatcher({'^go-autobuilder%.exe$'}, MatchCompilerName,
+                                 nil, {trace = false}),
+            CreatePatternMatcher({'^go%.exe$'}, MatchCompilerName, goExtractor,
+                                 {
+                prepend = {'--mimic', '"${compiler}"'},
+                order = ORDER_BEFORE
+            })
+        }
+    end
+    return patterns
 end
 
 -- Return a list of minimum supported versions of the configuration file format