--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ else
 	GITEA_VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --always | sed 's/-/+/' | sed 's/^v//')
 endif
 
+EXTLDFLAGS := ${LDFLAGS}
 LDFLAGS := -X "main.Version=$(GITEA_VERSION)" -X "main.Tags=$(TAGS)"
 
 PACKAGES ?= $(filter-out code.gitea.io/gitea/integrations,$(shell $(GO) list ./... | grep -v /vendor/))
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ install: $(wildcard *.go)
 build: $(EXECUTABLE)
 
 $(EXECUTABLE): $(SOURCES)
-	$(GO) build $(GOFLAGS) $(EXTRA_GOFLAGS) -tags '$(TAGS)' -ldflags '-s -w $(LDFLAGS)' -o $@
+	$(GO) build $(GOFLAGS) $(EXTRA_GOFLAGS) -tags '$(TAGS)' -ldflags '-linkmode external -extldflags "$(EXTLDFLAGS)" -s -w $(LDFLAGS)' -o $@
 
 .PHONY: release
 release: release-dirs release-windows release-linux release-darwin release-copy release-compress release-check