diff --git a/build/BUILD b/build/BUILD
index 2469ad3a347..9aec8d12a2e 100644
--- a/build/BUILD
+++ b/build/BUILD
@@ -32,17 +32,10 @@ docker_build(
 )
 
 docker_build(
-    name = "busybox-libc",
+    name = "busybox-net",
     base = ":busybox",
     debs = [
         "@libc_deb//file",
-    ],
-)
-
-docker_build(
-    name = "busybox-net",
-    base = ":busybox-libc",
-    debs = [
         "@iptables_deb//file",
         "@iproute2_deb//file",
         "@libnetlink_deb//file",
@@ -52,15 +45,15 @@ docker_build(
 
 DOCKERIZED_BINARIES = {
     "kube-apiserver": {
-        "base": ":busybox-libc",
+        "base": ":busybox",
         "target": "//cmd/kube-apiserver:kube-apiserver",
     },
     "kube-controller-manager": {
-        "base": ":busybox-libc",
+        "base": ":busybox",
         "target": "//cmd/kube-controller-manager:kube-controller-manager",
     },
     "kube-scheduler": {
-        "base": ":busybox-libc",
+        "base": ":busybox",
         "target": "//plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler:kube-scheduler",
     },
     "kube-proxy": {
diff --git a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/BUILD b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/BUILD
index e6cbb218a3e..fc3284c570d 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/BUILD
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ load(
 
 go_binary(
     name = "cloud-controller-manager",
+    gc_linkopts = [
+        "-linkmode",
+        "external",
+        "-extldflags",
+        "-static",
+    ],
     library = ":go_default_library",
+    linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/kube-apiserver/BUILD b/cmd/kube-apiserver/BUILD
index 5676f81da60..25065474ade 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-apiserver/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kube-apiserver/BUILD
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ load(
 
 go_binary(
     name = "kube-apiserver",
+    gc_linkopts = [
+        "-linkmode",
+        "external",
+        "-extldflags",
+        "-static",
+    ],
     library = ":go_default_library",
     linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/BUILD b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/BUILD
index a13697e24b8..9554727c378 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/BUILD
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ load(
 
 go_binary(
     name = "kube-controller-manager",
+    gc_linkopts = [
+        "-linkmode",
+        "external",
+        "-extldflags",
+        "-static",
+    ],
     library = ":go_default_library",
     linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
diff --git a/cmd/kube-proxy/BUILD b/cmd/kube-proxy/BUILD
index 26a19c4a4ce..639aadf1b61 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-proxy/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kube-proxy/BUILD
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ load(
 
 go_binary(
     name = "kube-proxy",
+    gc_linkopts = [
+        "-linkmode",
+        "external",
+        "-extldflags",
+        "-static",
+    ],
     library = ":go_default_library",
     linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/BUILD b/cmd/kubeadm/BUILD
index 436ef0b6211..0bbf605f3df 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/BUILD
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ load(
 
 go_binary(
     name = "kubeadm",
+    gc_linkopts = [
+        "-linkmode",
+        "external",
+        "-extldflags",
+        "-static",
+    ],
     library = ":go_default_library",
     linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
diff --git a/cmd/kubectl/BUILD b/cmd/kubectl/BUILD
index 7ba7b9a6524..fae5b02cf10 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectl/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kubectl/BUILD
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ load(
 
 go_binary(
     name = "kubectl",
+    gc_linkopts = [
+        "-linkmode",
+        "external",
+        "-extldflags",
+        "-static",
+    ],
     library = ":go_default_library",
     linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
diff --git a/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/BUILD b/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/BUILD
index 398fc06b70e..a2c84ed9b43 100644
--- a/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/BUILD
+++ b/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/BUILD
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ load(
 
 go_binary(
     name = "kube-scheduler",
+    gc_linkopts = [
+        "-linkmode",
+        "external",
+        "-extldflags",
+        "-static",
+    ],
     library = ":go_default_library",
     linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/BUILD
index 5f1c4fdb071..3a110c98b3d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/BUILD
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ load(
 
 go_binary(
     name = "kube-aggregator",
+    gc_linkopts = [
+        "-linkmode",
+        "external",
+        "-extldflags",
+        "-static",
+    ],
     library = ":go_default_library",
+    linkstamp = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
 )