diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index d813ad5..9de709f 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -30,21 +30,13 @@ pub fn build(b: *Builder) void {
     exe.linkSystemLibrary("c");
     exe.setTarget(target);
     exe.setBuildMode(mode);
-    exe.override_dest_dir = .{ .Custom = ".." };
 
-    // TODO: Figure out -static
-    // Neither of these two work
-    // exe.addCompileFlags([][]const u8{
-    //     "-static",
-    //     "--strip",
-    // });
-    //
-    // To compile on stock 0.8.0, comment this line of code, or use the Makefile
-    // See https://github.com/ziglang/zig/pull/8248
-    //
-    // On a musl-based x86_64 system, this pre-compiled zig can be used:
-    // https://github.com/elerch/zig/releases/download/0.8.0/zig-0.8.0-static-support-musl-libz.tgz
-    exe.is_static = true;
+    // This line works as of c5d412268
+    // Earliest nightly is 05b5e49bc on 2021-06-12
+    // https://ziglang.org/builds/zig-linux-x86_64-0.9.0-dev.113+05b5e49bc.tar.xz
+    // exe.override_dest_dir = .{ .Custom = ".." };
+    exe.override_dest_dir = .{ .custom = ".." };
+    exe.linkage = .static;
 
     exe.strip = true;
     exe.install();