diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 852090b..9f9ae97 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 GITREV=`git describe | cut -c 2-`
-LDFLAGS=-ldflags="-s -w -X 'github.com/writefreely/writefreely.softwareVer=$(GITREV)'"
+LDFLAGS=-ldflags="-s -w -X 'github.com/writefreely/writefreely.softwareVer=$(GITREV)' -extldflags '-static'"
 
 GOCMD=go
 GOINSTALL=$(GOCMD) install $(LDFLAGS)