diff --git a/build/build.sh b/build/build.sh
index 1e01226d9a..d093e33aae 100755
--- a/build/build.sh
+++ b/build/build.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ ldflags="
   -X ${repo_path}/version.Branch${ldseparator}${branch}
   -X ${repo_path}/version.BuildUser${ldseparator}${USER}@${host}
   -X ${repo_path}/version.BuildDate${ldseparator}${build_date}
-  -X ${repo_path}/version.GoVersion${ldseparator}${go_version}"
+  -X ${repo_path}/version.GoVersion${ldseparator}${go_version}
+  -extldflags \"-static\""
 
 echo " >   cadvisor"
 GOBIN=$PWD godep go install -ldflags "${ldflags}" ${repo_path}
diff --git a/integration/runner/runner.go b/integration/runner/runner.go
index 3b694279ca..f8d93858b7 100644
--- a/integration/runner/runner.go
+++ b/integration/runner/runner.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func Run() error {
 
 	// Build cAdvisor.
 	glog.Infof("Building cAdvisor...")
-	err := RunCommand("godep", "go", "build", "github.com/google/cadvisor")
+	err := RunCommand("godep", "go", "build", "--ldflags", "-extldflags '-static'", "github.com/google/cadvisor")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}