diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8ba81bb01..5aae7b7bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -126,5 +126,4 @@ jobs:
         go-version: 1.x # Latest stable
 
     - name: unit test
-      # cgo is disabled by default when cross-compiling
-      run: sudo -E PATH="$PATH" -- make GOARCH=386 CGO_ENABLED=1 localunittest
+      run: sudo -E PATH="$PATH" -- make GOARCH=386 localunittest
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a882a3aa1..9c49e5d8f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,12 +40,21 @@ ifneq (,$(filter $(GOARCH),arm64 amd64))
 	endif
 endif
 # Enable static PIE binaries on supported platforms.
-GO_BUILD_STATIC := CGO_ENABLED=1 $(GO) build -trimpath $(GO_BUILDMODE_STATIC) \
+GO_BUILD_STATIC := $(GO) build -trimpath $(GO_BUILDMODE_STATIC) \
 	$(EXTRA_FLAGS) -tags "$(BUILDTAGS) netgo osusergo" \
 	-ldflags "$(LDFLAGS_COMMON) $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)"
 
 GPG_KEYID ?= asarai@suse.de
 
+# Some targets need cgo, which is disabled by default when cross compiling.
+# Enable cgo explicitly for those.
+# Both runc and libcontainer/integration need libcontainer/nsenter.
+runc static localunittest: export CGO_ENABLED=1
+# seccompagent needs libseccomp (when seccomp build tag is set).
+ifneq (,$(filter $(BUILDTAGS),seccomp))
+seccompagent: export CGO_ENABLED=1
+endif
+
 .DEFAULT: runc
 
 runc: