diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3ddcf2abda..e8f81bd8a3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ GIT_COMMIT=$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 
 nginx-ingress:
 ifeq ($(BUILD_IN_CONTAINER),1)
-	$(DOCKER_BUILD_RUN) -e CGO_ENABLED=0 $(GOLANG_CONTAINER) go build -a -installsuffix cgo -ldflags "-w -X main.version=${VERSION} -X main.gitCommit=${GIT_COMMIT}" -o /go/src/github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/nginx-ingress
+	$(DOCKER_BUILD_RUN) -e CGO_ENABLED=0 $(GOLANG_CONTAINER) go build -installsuffix cgo -ldflags "-w -X main.version=${VERSION} -X main.gitCommit=${GIT_COMMIT}" -o /go/src/github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/nginx-ingress
 else
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -ldflags "-w -X main.version=${VERSION} -X main.gitCommit=${GIT_COMMIT}" -o nginx-ingress github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/cmd/nginx-ingress
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -installsuffix cgo -ldflags "-w -X main.version=${VERSION} -X main.gitCommit=${GIT_COMMIT}" -o nginx-ingress github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/cmd/nginx-ingress
 endif
 
 test: