diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 424361e6..8c297818 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ lint:
 # Build binaries
 # NOTE it may be necessary to use CGO_ENABLED=0 for backwards compatibility with centos7 if not using centos7
 binary: check-gopath
-	${GO} build ./cmd/maestro
+	${GO} build -tags=kafka ./cmd/maestro
 .PHONY: binary
 
 # Install