diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d15fc56..d96f15c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f ./nmdc-telegramfrontend
 
 nmdc-telegramfrontend: *.go Gopkg.*
-	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags '-s -w'
 
 dist: dist/nmdc-telegramfrontend-$(VERSION)-linux64.tar.xz dist/nmdc-telegramfrontend-$(VERSION)-src.tar.bz2