diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dcfdfb250..f435fdc2d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ DATE := $(shell date -u '+%Y-%m-%d_%I:%M:%S%p')
 # Default build target
 GOOS := $(shell go env GOOS)
 GOARCH := $(shell go env GOARCH)
-GOGC ?= off
+GOGC ?=
 
 LINT_EXECUTABLES = misspell shellcheck