diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dfea333..6a3711d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ BINDIR     ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 MANDIR     ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
 
 # program paths and flags #
-GO         ?= go
+#GO         ?= go
 # purely statically link (useful for cross compiling)
-#GO         ?= CGO_ENABLED=0 go
+GO         ?= CGO_ENABLED=0 go
 GOFLAGS    ?=
 #GOLDFLAGS  ?= -X main.Version=$(VERSION) -X main.Commit=$(COMMIT)
 # also strips executable, significantly reduces size
-GOLDFLAGS  ?= -s -w -X main.Version=$(VERSION) -X main.Commit=$(COMMIT)$(GITDIRTY)
+GOLDFLAGS  ?= -s -w -X main.Version=$(VERSION) -X main.Commit=$(COMMIT)
 SCDOC      ?= scdoc
 MKDIR      ?= mkdir -p
 RM         ?= rm -f