diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index f7355104..7c5e853b 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ builds:
       - linux
     goarch:
       - arm64
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=1
+      - CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc-9
     main: ./cmd/headscale/headscale.go
     mod_timestamp: '{{ .CommitTimestamp }}'
     ldflags: