diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 36fe8c4659..9925fdbf9c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ SYSTEMDGENERATORSDIR ?= ${LIBDIR}/systemd/system-generators
 USERSYSTEMDGENERATORSDIR ?= ${LIBDIR}/systemd/user-generators
 REMOTETAGS ?= remote exclude_graphdriver_btrfs containers_image_openpgp
 BUILDTAGS ?= \
+	grpcnotrace \
 	$(shell hack/apparmor_tag.sh) \
 	$(shell hack/btrfs_installed_tag.sh) \
 	$(shell hack/sqlite_tag.sh) \