diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d03435899..79d82724c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,19 +71,19 @@ test-race: verifiers build
 # Verify minio binary
 verify:
 	@echo "Verifying build with race"
-	@GO111MODULE=on CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -race -tags kqueue --ldflags $(BUILD_LDFLAGS) -o $(PWD)/minio 1>/dev/null
+	@GO111MODULE=on CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -race -tags kqueue -trimpath --ldflags $(BUILD_LDFLAGS) -o $(PWD)/minio 1>/dev/null
 	@(env bash $(PWD)/buildscripts/verify-build.sh)
 
 # Verify healing of disks with minio binary
 verify-healing:
 	@echo "Verify healing build with race"
-	@GO111MODULE=on CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -race -tags kqueue --ldflags $(BUILD_LDFLAGS) -o $(PWD)/minio 1>/dev/null
+	@GO111MODULE=on CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -race -tags kqueue -trimpath --ldflags $(BUILD_LDFLAGS) -o $(PWD)/minio 1>/dev/null
 	@(env bash $(PWD)/buildscripts/verify-healing.sh)
 
 # Builds minio locally.
 build: checks
 	@echo "Building minio binary to './minio'"
-	@GO111MODULE=on CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -tags kqueue --ldflags $(BUILD_LDFLAGS) -o $(PWD)/minio 1>/dev/null
+	@GO111MODULE=on CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -tags kqueue -trimpath  --ldflags $(BUILD_LDFLAGS) -o $(PWD)/minio 1>/dev/null
 
 docker: build
 	@docker build -t $(TAG) . -f Dockerfile.dev
diff --git a/buildscripts/cross-compile.sh b/buildscripts/cross-compile.sh
index 255e43a8a..25436789a 100755
--- a/buildscripts/cross-compile.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/cross-compile.sh
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ function _build() {
     package=$(go list -f '{{.ImportPath}}')
     printf -- "--> %15s:%s\n" "${osarch}" "${package}"
 
-    # Go build to build the binary.
+    # go build -trimpath to build the binary.
     export GOOS=$os
     export GOARCH=$arch
     export GO111MODULE=on
-    go build -tags kqueue -o /dev/null
+    go build -trimpath -tags kqueue -o /dev/null
 }
 
 function main() {