diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 0248fee5..fff85f92 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ GO           ?= go
 GOFMT        ?= $(GO)fmt
 FIRST_GOPATH := $(firstword $(subst :, ,$(shell $(GO) env GOPATH)))
 GOOPTS       ?=
+GOHOSTOS     ?= $(shell $(GO) env GOHOSTOS)
+GOHOSTARCH   ?= $(shell $(GO) env GOHOSTARCH)
 
 GO_VERSION        ?= $(shell $(GO) version)
 GO_VERSION_NUMBER ?= $(word 3, $(GO_VERSION))
@@ -62,17 +64,30 @@ PROMU        := $(FIRST_GOPATH)/bin/promu
 STATICCHECK  := $(FIRST_GOPATH)/bin/staticcheck
 pkgs          = ./...
 
-GO_VERSION        ?= $(shell $(GO) version)
-GO_BUILD_PLATFORM ?= $(subst /,-,$(lastword $(GO_VERSION)))
+ifeq (arm, $(GOHOSTARCH))
+	GOHOSTARM ?= $(shell GOARM= $(GO) env GOARM)
+	GO_BUILD_PLATFORM ?= $(GOHOSTOS)-$(GOHOSTARCH)v$(GOHOSTARM)
+else
+	GO_BUILD_PLATFORM ?= $(GOHOSTOS)-$(GOHOSTARCH)
+endif
 
 PROMU_VERSION ?= 0.2.0
 PROMU_URL     := https://github.com/prometheus/promu/releases/download/v$(PROMU_VERSION)/promu-$(PROMU_VERSION).$(GO_BUILD_PLATFORM).tar.gz
+STATICCHECK_VERSION ?= 2019.1
+STATICCHECK_URL     := https://github.com/dominikh/go-tools/releases/download/$(STATICCHECK_VERSION)/staticcheck_$(GOHOSTOS)_$(GOHOSTARCH)
 
 PREFIX                  ?= $(shell pwd)
 BIN_DIR                 ?= $(shell pwd)
 DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG        ?= $(subst /,-,$(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD))
 DOCKER_REPO             ?= prom
 
+ifeq ($(GOHOSTARCH),amd64)
+        ifeq ($(GOHOSTOS),$(filter $(GOHOSTOS),linux freebsd darwin windows))
+                # Only supported on amd64
+                test-flags := -race
+        endif
+endif
+
 .PHONY: all
 all: precheck style staticcheck unused build test
 
@@ -110,12 +125,12 @@ common-test-short:
 .PHONY: common-test
 common-test:
 	@echo ">> running all tests"
-	GO111MODULE=$(GO111MODULE) $(GO) test -race $(GOOPTS) $(pkgs)
+	GO111MODULE=$(GO111MODULE) $(GO) test $(test-flags) $(GOOPTS) $(pkgs)
 
 .PHONY: common-format
 common-format:
 	@echo ">> formatting code"
-	GO111MODULE=$(GO111MODULE) $(GO) fmt $(GOOPTS) $(pkgs)
+	GO111MODULE=$(GO111MODULE) $(GO) fmt $(pkgs)
 
 .PHONY: common-vet
 common-vet:
@@ -125,8 +140,12 @@ common-vet:
 .PHONY: common-staticcheck
 common-staticcheck: $(STATICCHECK)
 	@echo ">> running staticcheck"
+	chmod +x $(STATICCHECK)
 ifdef GO111MODULE
-	GO111MODULE=$(GO111MODULE) $(STATICCHECK) -ignore "$(STATICCHECK_IGNORE)" -checks "SA*" $(pkgs)
+# 'go list' needs to be executed before staticcheck to prepopulate the modules cache.
+# Otherwise staticcheck might fail randomly for some reason not yet explained.
+	GO111MODULE=$(GO111MODULE) $(GO) list -e -compiled -test=true -export=false -deps=true -find=false -tags= -- ./... > /dev/null
+	GO111MODULE=$(GO111MODULE) $(STATICCHECK) -ignore "$(STATICCHECK_IGNORE)" $(pkgs)
 else
 	$(STATICCHECK) -ignore "$(STATICCHECK_IGNORE)" $(pkgs)
 endif
@@ -140,8 +159,9 @@ else
 ifdef GO111MODULE
 	@echo ">> running check for unused/missing packages in go.mod"
 	GO111MODULE=$(GO111MODULE) $(GO) mod tidy
+ifeq (,$(wildcard vendor))
 	@git diff --exit-code -- go.sum go.mod
-ifneq (,$(wildcard vendor))
+else
 	@echo ">> running check for unused packages in vendor/"
 	GO111MODULE=$(GO111MODULE) $(GO) mod vendor
 	@git diff --exit-code -- go.sum go.mod vendor/
@@ -175,30 +195,20 @@ common-docker-tag-latest:
 promu: $(PROMU)
 
 $(PROMU):
-	curl -s -L $(PROMU_URL) | tar -xvz -C /tmp
-	mkdir -v -p $(FIRST_GOPATH)/bin
-	cp -v /tmp/promu-$(PROMU_VERSION).$(GO_BUILD_PLATFORM)/promu $(PROMU)
+	$(eval PROMU_TMP := $(shell mktemp -d))
+	curl -s -L $(PROMU_URL) | tar -xvzf - -C $(PROMU_TMP)
+	mkdir -p $(FIRST_GOPATH)/bin
+	cp $(PROMU_TMP)/promu-$(PROMU_VERSION).$(GO_BUILD_PLATFORM)/promu $(FIRST_GOPATH)/bin/promu
+	rm -r $(PROMU_TMP)
 
 .PHONY: proto
 proto:
 	@echo ">> generating code from proto files"
 	@./scripts/genproto.sh
 
-.PHONY: $(STATICCHECK)
 $(STATICCHECK):
-ifdef GO111MODULE
-# Get staticcheck from a temporary directory to avoid modifying the local go.{mod,sum}.
-# See https://github.com/golang/go/issues/27643.
-# For now, we are using the next branch of staticcheck because master isn't compatible yet with Go modules.
-	tmpModule=$$(mktemp -d 2>&1) && \
-	mkdir -p $${tmpModule}/staticcheck && \
-	cd "$${tmpModule}"/staticcheck && \
-	GO111MODULE=on $(GO) mod init example.com/staticcheck && \
-	GO111MODULE=on GOOS= GOARCH= $(GO) get -u honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@next && \
-	rm -rf $${tmpModule};
-else
-	GOOS= GOARCH= GO111MODULE=off $(GO) get -u honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck
-endif
+	mkdir -p $(FIRST_GOPATH)/bin
+	curl -s -L $(STATICCHECK_URL) > $(STATICCHECK)
 
 ifdef GOVENDOR
 .PHONY: $(GOVENDOR)
@@ -214,7 +224,7 @@ precheck:: $(1)_precheck
 
 
 PRECHECK_COMMAND_$(1) ?= $(1) $$(strip $$(PRECHECK_OPTIONS_$(1)))
-.PHONE: $(1)_precheck
+.PHONY: $(1)_precheck
 $(1)_precheck:
 	@if ! $$(PRECHECK_COMMAND_$(1)) 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then \
 		echo "Execution of '$$(PRECHECK_COMMAND_$(1))' command failed. Is $(1) installed?"; \