diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ce3a51b..e7b53bb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 OUT := plexbackup
 
-# ensure these are set outside CI context
+# Ensure these are set outside CI context.
 GOOS := $(shell go env GOOS)
 GOARCH := $(shell go env GOARCH)
 GOARM := $(shell go env GOARM)
 
 VERSION := $(shell git describe --always --tags --dirty)
 
+# We want to ignore any C/C++ toolchain on dev machines.
+export CGO_ENABLED = 0
+
 arm := $(GOARM)
 ifneq ($(arm),)
     arm := v$(arm)