diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 27a566e..e202959 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PROJECT:=ferry
 
 .PHONY: build
 build:
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o ferry main.go
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o ferry main.go && upx -9 ferry
 build-sqlite:
 	go build -tags sqlite3 -o ferry main.go
 #.PHONY: test