diff --git a/.docker/build-linux.sh b/.docker/build-linux.sh
index 6fa230e1..3ff240bd 100755
--- a/.docker/build-linux.sh
+++ b/.docker/build-linux.sh
@@ -121,16 +121,20 @@ case "-$BUILD_TYPE-" in
   *-release-*)
     CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
     CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DWITH_BENCHMARKS=1"
-    export CFLAGS="-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fvisibility=hidden -fmerge-all-constants"
-    export CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
-    export LDFLAGS="-Wl,--gc-sections"
+    if [[ "-$BUILD_TYPE-" == *-static-* ]]; then
+      export CFLAGS="-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fvisibility=hidden -fmerge-all-constants"
+      export CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
+      export LDFLAGS="-Wl,--gc-sections"
+    fi
     ;;
   *-relsize-*)
     CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=MinSizeRel"
     CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DWITH_BENCHMARKS=1"
-    export CFLAGS="-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fvisibility=hidden -fmerge-all-constants"
-    export CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
-    export LDFLAGS="-Wl,--gc-sections"
+    if [[ "-$BUILD_TYPE-" == *-static-* ]]; then
+      export CFLAGS="-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fvisibility=hidden -fmerge-all-constants"
+      export CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
+      export LDFLAGS="-Wl,--gc-sections"
+    fi
     ;;
   *-reldbg-*)
     CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo"