diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/di/direnv/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/di/direnv/package.nix
index 7b831c38ef85..97f11d335be6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/di/direnv/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/di/direnv/package.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   # we have no bash at the moment for windows
   env.BASH_PATH = lib.optionalString (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isWindows) "${bash}/bin/bash";
 
+  # Build a static executable to avoid environment runtime impurities
+  env.CGO_ENABLED = 0;
+
   # replace the build phase to use the GNUMakefile instead
   buildPhase = ''
     make BASH_PATH=$BASH_PATH