diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c7ea4b275..794010ab3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PWD := $(shell pwd)
 GOPATH := $(shell go env GOPATH)
-LDFLAGS := $(shell go run buildscripts/gen-ldflags.go)
+LDFLAGS ?= $(shell go run buildscripts/gen-ldflags.go)
 
 GOOS ?= $(shell go env GOOS)
 GOARCH ?= $(shell go env GOARCH)
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ build-debugging:
 
 build: checks build-debugging ## builds minio to $(PWD)
 	@echo "Building minio binary to './minio'"
-	@CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=$(GOOS) GOARCH=$(GOARCH) go build -tags kqueue -trimpath --ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o $(PWD)/minio 1>/dev/null
+	@CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=$(GOOS) GOARCH=$(GOARCH) go build -tags kqueue -trimpath --ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o $(PWD)/minio 1>/dev/null
 
 hotfix-vars:
 	$(eval LDFLAGS := $(shell MINIO_RELEASE="RELEASE" MINIO_HOTFIX="hotfix.$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)" go run buildscripts/gen-ldflags.go $(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0 | \