diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 897ab2728..eb2425656 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -214,16 +214,16 @@ bin/%: cmd/% FORCE
 	$(call BUILD_BINARY)
 
 bin/containerd-shim: cmd/containerd-shim FORCE # set !cgo and omit pie for a static shim build: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/17789#issuecomment-258542220
-	@echo "$(WHALE) bin/containerd-shim"
-	@CGO_ENABLED=${SHIM_CGO_ENABLED} $(GO) build ${GO_BUILD_FLAGS} -o bin/containerd-shim ${SHIM_GO_LDFLAGS} ${GO_TAGS} ./cmd/containerd-shim
+	@echo "$(WHALE) $@"
+	@CGO_ENABLED=${SHIM_CGO_ENABLED} $(GO) build ${GO_BUILD_FLAGS} -o $@ ${SHIM_GO_LDFLAGS} ${GO_TAGS} ./cmd/containerd-shim
 
 bin/containerd-shim-runc-v1: cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v1 FORCE # set !cgo and omit pie for a static shim build: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/17789#issuecomment-258542220
-	@echo "$(WHALE) bin/containerd-shim-runc-v1"
-	@CGO_ENABLED=${SHIM_CGO_ENABLED} $(GO) build ${GO_BUILD_FLAGS} -o bin/containerd-shim-runc-v1 ${SHIM_GO_LDFLAGS} ${GO_TAGS} ./cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v1
+	@echo "$(WHALE) $@"
+	@CGO_ENABLED=${SHIM_CGO_ENABLED} $(GO) build ${GO_BUILD_FLAGS} -o $@ ${SHIM_GO_LDFLAGS} ${GO_TAGS} ./cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v1
 
 bin/containerd-shim-runc-v2: cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2 FORCE # set !cgo and omit pie for a static shim build: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/17789#issuecomment-258542220
-	@echo "$(WHALE) bin/containerd-shim-runc-v2"
-	@CGO_ENABLED=${SHIM_CGO_ENABLED} $(GO) build ${GO_BUILD_FLAGS} -o bin/containerd-shim-runc-v2 ${SHIM_GO_LDFLAGS} ${GO_TAGS} ./cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2
+	@echo "$(WHALE) $@"
+	@CGO_ENABLED=${SHIM_CGO_ENABLED} $(GO) build ${GO_BUILD_FLAGS} -o $@ ${SHIM_GO_LDFLAGS} ${GO_TAGS} ./cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2
 
 binaries: $(BINARIES) ## build binaries
 	@echo "$(WHALE) $@"