diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 977a094ad..08543c254 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ GIT_COMMIT = $(shell git rev-parse HEAD)
 BUILD_DATE = $(shell date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
 IMAGE_VERSION ?= v4.9.0
 LDFLAGS = -X ${PKG}/pkg/nfs.driverVersion=${IMAGE_VERSION} -X ${PKG}/pkg/nfs.gitCommit=${GIT_COMMIT} -X ${PKG}/pkg/nfs.buildDate=${BUILD_DATE}
-EXT_LDFLAGS = -s -w -extldflags "-static"
+EXT_LDFLAGS = -s -w
 # Use a custom version for E2E tests if we are testing in CI
 ifdef CI
 ifndef PUBLISH