diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index f3bab0e0..f81f1869 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ fi
 echo export GOPATH=$GOPATH
 
 mkdir -p bin
-go build -ldflags "-linkmode external -extldflags -static" -o bin/rancheros
+go build -tags netgo -ldflags "-linkmode external -extldflags -static" -o bin/rancheros
 strip --strip-all bin/rancheros