diff --git a/scripts/test_lib.sh b/scripts/test_lib.sh
index 41e9a5e15311..8303d1643f5e 100644
--- a/scripts/test_lib.sh
+++ b/scripts/test_lib.sh
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ function run_for_module {
 }
 
 function module_dirs() {
-  echo "api pkg client/pkg client/internal/v2 client/v3 server etcdutl etcdctl tests tools/rw-heatmaps tools/testgrid-analysis ."
+  echo "api pkg client/pkg client/internal/v2 client/v3 server etcdutl etcdctl tests tools/mod tools/rw-heatmaps tools/testgrid-analysis ."
 }
 
 # maybe_run [cmd...] runs given command depending on the DRY_RUN flag.
diff --git a/tools/mod/libs.go b/tools/mod/libs.go
index 48d537e2dc05..fd392d55a9f7 100644
--- a/tools/mod/libs.go
+++ b/tools/mod/libs.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 //go:build libs
 
 // This file implements that pattern:
-// https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Modules#how-can-i-track-tool-dependencies-for-a-module
+// https://go.dev/wiki/Modules#how-can-i-track-tool-dependencies-for-a-module
 // for etcd. Thanks to this file 'go mod tidy' does not removes dependencies.
 
 package libs
diff --git a/tools/mod/mod.go b/tools/mod/mod.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..56ed3d3019d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/mod/mod.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package mod
+
+// As this directory implements the pattern for tracking tool dependencies as documented here:
+// https://go.dev/wiki/Modules#how-can-i-track-tool-dependencies-for-a-module
+// it doesn't contain any valid Go code directly.
+
+// This would break scripts for unit testing and coverage calculation. However,
+// to ensure tools like golangci-lint and go test run normally and perform go mod checks,
+// we've added this empty file.
diff --git a/tools/mod/tools.go b/tools/mod/tools.go
index 72afb804501d..ce9af7751784 100644
--- a/tools/mod/tools.go
+++ b/tools/mod/tools.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 //go:build tools
 
 // This file implements that pattern:
-// https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Modules#how-can-i-track-tool-dependencies-for-a-module
+// https://go.dev/wiki/Modules#how-can-i-track-tool-dependencies-for-a-module
 // for etcd. Thanks to this file 'go mod tidy' does not removes dependencies.
 
 package tools