diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 24cd5d5f..c8a1b15a 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ fi
 pkg/core/gen.sh
 
 # build and store objects into original directory.
-go build -ldflags "$LDFLAGS" -o "$OD/tile38-server" cmd/tile38-server/*.go
-go build -ldflags "$LDFLAGS" -o "$OD/tile38-cli" cmd/tile38-cli/*.go
-go build -ldflags "$LDFLAGS" -o "$OD/tile38-benchmark" cmd/tile38-benchmark/*.go
-go build -ldflags "$LDFLAGS" -o "$OD/tile38-luamemtest" cmd/tile38-luamemtest/*.go
+CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags "$LDFLAGS -extldflags '-static'" -o "$OD/tile38-server" cmd/tile38-server/*.go
+CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags "$LDFLAGS -extldflags '-static'" -o "$OD/tile38-cli" cmd/tile38-cli/*.go
+CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags "$LDFLAGS -extldflags '-static'" -o "$OD/tile38-benchmark" cmd/tile38-benchmark/*.go
+CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags "$LDFLAGS -extldflags '-static'" -o "$OD/tile38-luamemtest" cmd/tile38-luamemtest/*.go
 
 # test if requested
 if [ "$1" == "test" ]; then