diff --git a/src/cmd/go.mod b/src/cmd/go.mod
index 05d9a1b62b032..482c85e4ea175 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go.mod
+++ b/src/cmd/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.17.1-0.20240514174713-c0bdc7bd01c9
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0
-	golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240515213752-9ff3ad9b3e68
+	golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240520205152-bf80d5667fb9
 	golang.org/x/term v0.18.0
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.20.1-0.20240429173604-74c9cfe4d22f
 )
diff --git a/src/cmd/go.sum b/src/cmd/go.sum
index 41c50d7a2b173..6892b70f4d69b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go.sum
+++ b/src/cmd/go.sum
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0 h1:YsImfSBoP9QPYL0xyKJPq0gcaJdG3rInoqxTWbfQu9M=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0 h1:Od9JTbYCk261bKm4M/mw7AklTlFYIa0bIp9BgSm1S8Y=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240515213752-9ff3ad9b3e68 h1:UpbHwFpoVYf6i5cMzwsNuPGNsZzfJXFr8R4uUv2HVgk=
-golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240515213752-9ff3ad9b3e68/go.mod h1:pRgIJT+bRLFKnoM1ldnzKoxTIn14Yxz928LQRYYgIN0=
+golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240520205152-bf80d5667fb9 h1:YjhQ60ZAs9YrTY7Fz05TnZ8jS7kN+w50q4dihOdsqGM=
+golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240520205152-bf80d5667fb9/go.mod h1:pRgIJT+bRLFKnoM1ldnzKoxTIn14Yxz928LQRYYgIN0=
 golang.org/x/term v0.18.0 h1:FcHjZXDMxI8mM3nwhX9HlKop4C0YQvCVCdwYl2wOtE8=
 golang.org/x/term v0.18.0/go.mod h1:ILwASektA3OnRv7amZ1xhE/KTR+u50pbXfZ03+6Nx58=
 golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 h1:ScX5w1eTa3QqT8oi6+ziP7dTV1S2+ALU0bI+0zXKWiQ=
diff --git a/src/cmd/vendor/golang.org/x/telemetry/start.go b/src/cmd/vendor/golang.org/x/telemetry/start.go
index 414c9fc5c9168..426a18bb0251a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/vendor/golang.org/x/telemetry/start.go
+++ b/src/cmd/vendor/golang.org/x/telemetry/start.go
@@ -110,11 +110,15 @@ func Start(config Config) *StartResult {
 	}
 
 	// Crash monitoring and uploading both require a sidecar process.
-	if (config.ReportCrashes && crashmonitor.Supported()) || (config.Upload && mode != "off") {
+	var (
+		reportCrashes = config.ReportCrashes && crashmonitor.Supported()
+		upload        = config.Upload && mode != "off"
+	)
+	if reportCrashes || upload {
 		switch v := os.Getenv(telemetryChildVar); v {
 		case "":
 			// The subprocess started by parent has X_TELEMETRY_CHILD=1.
-			parent(config, result)
+			parent(reportCrashes, result)
 		case "1":
 			// golang/go#67211: be sure to set telemetryChildVar before running the
 			// child, because the child itself invokes the go command to download the
@@ -126,7 +130,7 @@ func Start(config Config) *StartResult {
 			// delegated go commands would fork themselves recursively. Short-circuit
 			// this recursion.
 			os.Setenv(telemetryChildVar, "2")
-			child(config)
+			child(reportCrashes, upload, config.UploadStartTime, config.UploadURL)
 			os.Exit(0)
 		case "2":
 			// Do nothing: see note above.
@@ -161,7 +165,7 @@ var daemonize = func(cmd *exec.Cmd) {}
 // further forking should occur.
 const telemetryChildVar = "X_TELEMETRY_CHILD"
 
-func parent(config Config, result *StartResult) {
+func parent(reportCrashes bool, result *StartResult) {
 	// This process is the application (parent).
 	// Fork+exec the telemetry child.
 	exe, err := os.Executable()
@@ -184,10 +188,9 @@ func parent(config Config, result *StartResult) {
 	// to gather the output of the parent.
 	//
 	// By default, we discard the child process's stderr,
-	// but in line with the uploader, log to a file in local/debug
+	// but in line with the uploader, log to a file in debug
 	// only if that directory was created by the user.
-	localDebug := filepath.Join(telemetry.Default.LocalDir(), "debug")
-	fd, err := os.Stat(localDebug)
+	fd, err := os.Stat(telemetry.Default.DebugDir())
 	if err != nil {
 		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			log.Fatalf("failed to stat debug directory: %v", err)
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ func parent(config Config, result *StartResult) {
 	} else if fd.IsDir() {
 		// local/debug exists and is a directory. Set stderr to a log file path
 		// in local/debug.
-		childLogPath := filepath.Join(localDebug, "sidecar.log")
+		childLogPath := filepath.Join(telemetry.Default.DebugDir(), "sidecar.log")
 		childLog, err := os.OpenFile(childLogPath, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0600)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("opening sidecar log file for child: %v", err)
@@ -204,7 +207,7 @@ func parent(config Config, result *StartResult) {
 		cmd.Stderr = childLog
 	}
 
-	if config.ReportCrashes {
+	if reportCrashes {
 		pipe, err := cmd.StdinPipe()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("StdinPipe: %v", err)
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ func parent(config Config, result *StartResult) {
 	}()
 }
 
-func child(config Config) {
+func child(reportCrashes, upload bool, uploadStartTime time.Time, uploadURL string) {
 	log.SetPrefix(fmt.Sprintf("telemetry-sidecar (pid %v): ", os.Getpid()))
 
 	// Start crashmonitoring and uploading depending on what's requested
@@ -232,15 +235,15 @@ func child(config Config) {
 	// upload to finish before exiting
 	var g errgroup.Group
 
-	if config.Upload {
+	if reportCrashes {
 		g.Go(func() error {
-			uploaderChild(config.UploadStartTime, config.UploadURL)
+			crashmonitor.Child()
 			return nil
 		})
 	}
-	if config.ReportCrashes {
+	if upload {
 		g.Go(func() error {
-			crashmonitor.Child()
+			uploaderChild(uploadStartTime, uploadURL)
 			return nil
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/vendor/modules.txt b/src/cmd/vendor/modules.txt
index 5c691b1fe6236..d24a0f5e6a5b7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/src/cmd/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ golang.org/x/sync/semaphore
 golang.org/x/sys/plan9
 golang.org/x/sys/unix
 golang.org/x/sys/windows
-# golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240515213752-9ff3ad9b3e68
+# golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240520205152-bf80d5667fb9
 ## explicit; go 1.20
 golang.org/x/telemetry
 golang.org/x/telemetry/counter