diff --git a/src/run.bash b/src/run.bash
index 3c0abd97b6..f3c4c6fb7b 100755
--- a/src/run.bash
+++ b/src/run.bash
@@ -131,7 +131,14 @@ dragonfly-386 | dragonfly-amd64 | freebsd-386 | freebsd-amd64 | linux-386 | linu
 	go test -ldflags '-linkmode=external' || exit 1
 	go test -ldflags '-linkmode=auto' ../testtls || exit 1
 	go test -ldflags '-linkmode=external' ../testtls || exit 1
-	go test -ldflags '-linkmode=external -extldflags "-static -pthread"' ../testtls || exit 1
+	
+	case "$GOHOSTOS-GOARCH" in
+	netbsd-386 | netbsd-amd64) ;; # no static linking
+	*)
+		go test -ldflags '-linkmode=external -extldflags "-static -pthread"' ../testtls || exit 1
+		;;
+	esac
+	;;
 esac
 ) || exit $?