diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/linuxkit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/linuxkit/default.nix
index f9cecc6fc95..eeb2102bdf0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/linuxkit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/linuxkit/default.nix
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
 
   subPackages = [ "src/cmd/linuxkit" ];
 
-  preBuild = ''
-    buildFlagsArray+=("-ldflags" "-X github.com/linuxkit/linuxkit/src/cmd/linuxkit/version.Version=${src.rev}")
-  '';
+  buildFlagsArray = [ "-ldflags=-s -w -X ${goPackagePath}/src/cmd/linuxkit/version.GitCommit=${src.rev} -X ${goPackagePath}/src/cmd/linuxkit/version.Version=${version}" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A toolkit for building secure, portable and lean operating systems for containers";