diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb1c7fa2f..1244501b0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ COMMANDS=ctr containerd containerd-stress containerd-release
 BINARIES=$(addprefix bin/,$(COMMANDS))
 
 GO_TAGS=$(if $(BUILDTAGS),-tags "$(BUILDTAGS)",)
-GO_LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-X $(PKG)/version.Version=$(VERSION) -X $(PKG)/version.Revision=$(REVISION) -X $(PKG)/version.Package=$(PKG) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)"
+GO_LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-s -w -X $(PKG)/version.Version=$(VERSION) -X $(PKG)/version.Revision=$(REVISION) -X $(PKG)/version.Package=$(PKG) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)"
 
 TESTFLAGS_RACE=
 GO_GCFLAGS=