diff --git a/hack/make.sh b/hack/make.sh
index b109d1f39e..f914bf0f2e 100755
--- a/hack/make.sh
+++ b/hack/make.sh
@@ -132,11 +132,7 @@ if [ -z "$DOCKER_DEBUG" ]; then
 	LDFLAGS='-w'
 fi
 
-LDFLAGS_STATIC='-linkmode external'
-# Cgo -H windows is incompatible with -linkmode external.
-if [ "$(go env GOOS)" == 'windows' ]; then
-	LDFLAGS_STATIC=''
-fi
+LDFLAGS_STATIC=''
 EXTLDFLAGS_STATIC='-static'
 # ORIG_BUILDFLAGS is necessary for the cross target which cannot always build
 # with options like -race.
diff --git a/hack/make/binary b/hack/make/binary
index 7066eb6cb2..5ddce8db49 100644
--- a/hack/make/binary
+++ b/hack/make/binary
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if [ "$(go env GOOS)/$(go env GOARCH)" != "$(go env GOHOSTOS)/$(go env GOHOSTARC
 		windows/amd64)
 			export CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
 			export CGO_ENABLED=1
-			export LDFLAGS_STATIC_DOCKER="${LDFLAGS_STATIC_DOCKER/-linkmode external/-linkmode internal} -extld=${CC}"
+			export LDFLAGS_STATIC_DOCKER="$LDFLAGS_STATIC_DOCKER -linkmode internal -extld=${CC}"
 			;;
 	esac
 fi