diff --git a/_examples/cgo/cgo.go b/_examples/cgo/cgo.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98a64a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_examples/cgo/cgo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The go-python Authors.  All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Package cgo tests bindings of CGo-based packages.
+package cgo
+
+//#include <stdio.h>
+//#include <string.h>
+//#include <stdlib.h>
+//const char* cpkg_sprintf(const char *str) {
+//  char *o = (char*)malloc(strlen(str));
+//	sprintf(o, "%s", str);
+//	return o;
+//}
+import "C"
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// Hi returns a string from Go (via C's stdio)
+func Hi() string {
+	cstr := C.CString("hi from go\n")
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
+	cout := C.cpkg_sprintf(cstr)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cout))
+	return C.GoString(cout)
+}
+
+// Hello returns a string via C's stdio
+func Hello(s string) string {
+	if s == "" {
+		s = "you"
+	}
+	cstr := C.CString(fmt.Sprintf("hello %s from go\n", s))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cstr))
+	cout := C.cpkg_sprintf(cstr)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cout))
+	return C.GoString(cout)
+}
diff --git a/_examples/cgo/test.py b/_examples/cgo/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2204c6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_examples/cgo/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright 2015 The go-python Authors.  All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+# license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+## py2/py3 compat
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import cgo
+
+print("cgo.doc: %r" % (cgo.__doc__,))
+print("cgo.Hi()= %r" % (cgo.Hi(),))
+print("cgo.Hello(you)= %r" % (cgo.Hello("you"),))
diff --git a/gen.go b/gen.go
index d3e45c1..f961ede 100644
--- a/gen.go
+++ b/gen.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"go/ast"
 	"go/build"
 	"go/doc"
+	"go/importer"
 	"go/parser"
 	"go/scanner"
 	"go/token"
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/go-python/gopy/bind"
-	"golang.org/x/tools/go/loader"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -160,24 +160,40 @@ func newPackage(path string) (*bind.Package, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	pkg, err := build.Import(path, cwd, 0)
-	pkgfiles := make([]string, 0, len(pkg.GoFiles)+len(pkg.CgoFiles))
-	pkgfiles = append(pkgfiles, pkg.GoFiles...)
-	pkgfiles = append(pkgfiles, pkg.CgoFiles...)
-	files, err := parseFiles(pkg.Dir, pkgfiles)
+	cmd := exec.Command("go", "install", path)
+	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	cmd.Dir = cwd
+
+	err = cmd.Run()
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error installing [%s]: %v\n",
+			path,
+			err,
+		)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	conf := loader.Config{
-		Fset: fset,
-	}
-	conf.TypeChecker.Error = func(e error) {
-		log.Printf("%v\n", e)
-		err = e
+	bpkg, err := build.Import(path, cwd, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error resolving import path [%s]: %v\n",
+			path,
+			err,
+		)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	p, err := newPackageFrom(files, &conf, pkg)
+	pkg, err := importer.Default().Import(bpkg.ImportPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error importing package [%v]: %v\n",
+			bpkg.ImportPath,
+			err,
+		)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	p, err := newPackageFrom(bpkg, pkg)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("%v\n", err)
 		return nil, err
@@ -186,17 +202,10 @@ func newPackage(path string) (*bind.Package, error) {
 	return p, err
 }
 
-func newPackageFrom(files []*ast.File, conf *loader.Config, pkg *build.Package) (*bind.Package, error) {
-
-	conf.CreateFromFiles(pkg.ImportPath, files...)
-	program, err := conf.Load()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	p := program.Created[0].Pkg
+func newPackageFrom(bpkg *build.Package, p *types.Package) (*bind.Package, error) {
 
 	var pkgast *ast.Package
-	pkgs, err := parser.ParseDir(fset, pkg.Dir, nil, parser.ParseComments)
+	pkgs, err := parser.ParseDir(fset, bpkg.Dir, nil, parser.ParseComments)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -205,7 +214,7 @@ func newPackageFrom(files []*ast.File, conf *loader.Config, pkg *build.Package)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("gopy: could not find AST for package %q", p.Name())
 	}
 
-	pkgdoc := doc.New(pkgast, pkg.ImportPath, 0)
+	pkgdoc := doc.New(pkgast, bpkg.ImportPath, 0)
 
 	return bind.NewPackage(p, pkgdoc)
 }
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index cca0543..0fca93c 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -453,3 +453,14 @@ func TestBindInterfaces(t *testing.T) {
 `),
 	})
 }
+
+func TestBindCgoPackage(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	testPkg(t, pkg{
+		path: "_examples/cgo",
+		want: []byte(`cgo.doc: 'Package cgo tests bindings of CGo-based packages.\n'
+cgo.Hi()= 'hi from go\n'
+cgo.Hello(you)= 'hello you from go\n'
+`),
+	})
+}