diff --git a/hack/build.sh b/hack/build.sh
index 87d9c454a82..a68c93d596d 100755
--- a/hack/build.sh
+++ b/hack/build.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export CGO_ENABLED=0
 
 case "${MODE}" in
 release)
+	LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -s -w"
 	TAGS="${TAGS} release"
 	if test -n "${RELEASE_IMAGE}"
 	then