diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2e2c86376b3b0..30d0d45de244c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ else
 	SED_INPLACE := sed -i ''
 endif
 
-EXTRA_GOFLAGS ?=
+EXTRA_GOFLAGS ?= -buildvcs=false
 
 MAKE_VERSION := $(shell "$(MAKE)" -v | head -n 1)
 MAKE_EVIDENCE_DIR := .make_evidence