diff --git a/shim/BUILD b/shim/BUILD
index f78ee619e..c5b30adce 100644
--- a/shim/BUILD
+++ b/shim/BUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ package(
 go_binary(
     name = "containerd-shim-runsc-v1",
     srcs = ["main.go"],
-    static = True,
+    features = ["fully_static_link"],
     tags = ["staging"],
     visibility = [
         "//visibility:public",
diff --git a/test/cmd/test_app/BUILD b/test/cmd/test_app/BUILD
index bc2169db1..be9a15568 100644
--- a/test/cmd/test_app/BUILD
+++ b/test/cmd/test_app/BUILD
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ go_binary(
         "main.go",
         "zombies.go",
     ],
-    static = True,
+    features = ["fully_static_link"],
     visibility = [
         "//runsc/container:__pkg__",
         "//test/syscalls/linux:__pkg__",