diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 16bfed94a..24dd88eb2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 *.pyc
 *.rej
 *.so
+*.tar.gz
 *~
 .*.swp
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 77f8f4d8f..fb26ceef1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ build: config dependencies model preparation tools web
 docker: build
 	docker build -t prometheus:$(REV) .
 
+tarball: build prometheus-$(REV).tar.gz
+
+prometheus-$(REV).tar.gz:
+	tar -czf prometheus-$(REV).tar.gz prometheus
+
 $(BUILD_PATH)/cache/$(GOPKG):
 	curl -o $@ http://go.googlecode.com/files/$(GOPKG)
 
diff --git a/Makefile.INCLUDE b/Makefile.INCLUDE
index 1200bd004..2f288fe2b 100644
--- a/Makefile.INCLUDE
+++ b/Makefile.INCLUDE
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ BUILDFLAGS := -ldflags \
 		-X main.goVersion $(GO_VERSION)\
 		-X main.leveldbVersion $(LEVELDB_VERSION)\
 		-X main.protobufVersion $(PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_VERSION)\
-		-X main.snappyVersion $(SNAPPY_VERSION)"
+		-X main.snappyVersion $(SNAPPY_VERSION)\
+		-linkmode external\
+		-extldflags '-lstdc++ -lpthread -static\
+		$(PREFIX)/lib/libleveldb.a $(PREFIX)/lib/libsnappy.a'"
 
 PROTOC := $(LOCAL_BINARIES)/protoc