diff --git a/DOCKER/Dockerfile.build_c-amazonlinux b/DOCKER/Dockerfile.build_c-amazonlinux
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64babe3ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DOCKER/Dockerfile.build_c-amazonlinux
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+FROM amazonlinux:2
+
+RUN yum -y update && \
+    yum -y install wget
+
+RUN wget http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm && \
+    rpm -ivh epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
+
+RUN yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
+RUN yum -y install leveldb-devel which
+
+ENV GOVERSION=1.12.9
+
+RUN cd /tmp && \
+    wget https://dl.google.com/go/go${GOVERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
+    tar -C /usr/local -xf go${GOVERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
+    mkdir -p /go/src && \
+    mkdir -p /go/bin
+
+ENV PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:/go/bin
+ENV GOBIN=/go/bin
+ENV GOPATH=/go/src
+
+RUN mkdir -p /tendermint
+WORKDIR /tendermint
+
+CMD ["/usr/bin/make", "build_c"]
+
diff --git a/DOCKER/Makefile b/DOCKER/Makefile
index 32510ebbb..41fb60ac8 100644
--- a/DOCKER/Makefile
+++ b/DOCKER/Makefile
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ build_testing:
 push_develop:
 	docker push "tendermint/tendermint:develop"
 
+build_amazonlinux_buildimage:
+	docker build -t "tendermint/tendermint:build_c-amazonlinux" -f Dockerfile.build_c-amazonlinux .
+
 .PHONY: build build_develop push push_develop
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fe76f0862..03a88a853 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ build:
 build_c:
 	CGO_ENABLED=1 go build $(BUILD_FLAGS) -tags "$(BUILD_TAGS) cleveldb" -o $(OUTPUT) ./cmd/tendermint/
 
+# Runs `make build_c` from within an Amazon Linux (v2)-based Docker build
+# container in order to build an Amazon Linux-compatible binary. Produces a
+# compatible binary at ./build/tendermint
+build_c-amazonlinux:
+	$(MAKE) -C ./DOCKER build_amazonlinux_buildimage
+	docker run --rm -it -v `pwd`:/tendermint tendermint/tendermint:build_c-amazonlinux
+
 build_race:
 	CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -race $(BUILD_FLAGS) -tags $(BUILD_TAGS) -o $(OUTPUT) ./cmd/tendermint
 
@@ -327,4 +334,4 @@ contract-tests:
 # To avoid unintended conflicts with file names, always add to .PHONY
 # unless there is a reason not to.
 # https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Phony-Targets.html
-.PHONY: check build build_race build_abci dist install install_abci check_tools get_tools update_tools draw_deps get_protoc protoc_abci protoc_libs gen_certs clean_certs grpc_dbserver test_cover test_apps test_persistence test_p2p test test_race test_integrations test_release test100 vagrant_test fmt rpc-docs build-linux localnet-start localnet-stop build-docker build-docker-localnode sentry-start sentry-config sentry-stop build-slate protoc_grpc protoc_all build_c install_c test_with_deadlock cleanup_after_test_with_deadlock lint build-contract-tests-hooks contract-tests
+.PHONY: check build build_race build_abci dist install install_abci check_tools get_tools update_tools draw_deps get_protoc protoc_abci protoc_libs gen_certs clean_certs grpc_dbserver test_cover test_apps test_persistence test_p2p test test_race test_integrations test_release test100 vagrant_test fmt rpc-docs build-linux localnet-start localnet-stop build-docker build-docker-localnode sentry-start sentry-config sentry-stop build-slate protoc_grpc protoc_all build_c install_c test_with_deadlock cleanup_after_test_with_deadlock lint build-contract-tests-hooks contract-tests build_c-amazonlinux