diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 54769e09e..5c58222a4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ CONTAINER_TOOL ?= docker
 SHELL = /usr/bin/env bash -o pipefail
 .SHELLFLAGS = -ec
 
+### env variable(s) to enable FIPS compliance
+export CGO_ENABLED=1
+export GOEXPERIMENT=boringcrypto
+
 .PHONY: all
 all: build
 
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index fac2204f3..e39f5d6eb 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package main
 
 import (
+	_ "crypto/tls/fipsonly"
 	"flag"
 	"os"