diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 411d9d2..f5ba88a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PORT = 2022
 
 SRCS = %.go
 VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --dirty --always 2> /dev/null || echo "dev")
-LDFLAGS = LDFLAGS="-X main.Version=$(VERSION)"
+LDFLAGS = -X main.Version=$(VERSION) -extldflags "-static"
 
 all: $(BINARY)
 
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ test:
 	go test ./...
 
 release:
-	GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm GOARM=6 $(LDFLAGS) ./build_release "github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/cmd/ssh-chat" README.md LICENSE
-	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 $(LDFLAGS) ./build_release "github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/cmd/ssh-chat" README.md LICENSE
-	GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 $(LDFLAGS) ./build_release "github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/cmd/ssh-chat" README.md LICENSE
-	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 $(LDFLAGS) ./build_release "github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/cmd/ssh-chat" README.md LICENSE
-	GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=amd64 $(LDFLAGS) ./build_release "github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/cmd/ssh-chat" README.md LICENSE
-	GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 $(LDFLAGS) ./build_release "github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/cmd/ssh-chat" README.md LICENSE
+	# We use static linking for release build. LDFLAGS via
+	# https://github.com/golang/go/issues/26492
+	# Can replace LDFLAGS with -static once the issue has been resolved.
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 LDFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' ./build_release "github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/cmd/ssh-chat" README.md LICENSE
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 LDFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' ./build_release "github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/cmd/ssh-chat" README.md LICENSE
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm GOARM=6 LDFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' ./build_release "github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/cmd/ssh-chat" README.md LICENSE
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 LDFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' ./build_release "github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/cmd/ssh-chat" README.md LICENSE
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=amd64 LDFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' ./build_release "github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/cmd/ssh-chat" README.md LICENSE
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 LDFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' ./build_release "github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/cmd/ssh-chat" README.md LICENSE