diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ea7d83fb032..c159e8c3f3c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ endif
 
 ifeq (cleveldb,$(findstring cleveldb,$(OSMOSIS_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
   build_tags += gcc
+else ifeq (rocksdb,$(findstring rocksdb,$(OSMOSIS_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
+  build_tags += gcc
 endif
 build_tags += $(BUILD_TAGS)
 build_tags := $(strip $(build_tags))
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ ldflags = -X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.Name=osmosis \
 
 ifeq (cleveldb,$(findstring cleveldb,$(OSMOSIS_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
   ldflags += -X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types.DBBackend=cleveldb
+else ifeq (rocksdb,$(findstring rocksdb,$(OSMOSIS_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
+  ldflags += -X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types.DBBackend=rocksdb
 endif
 ifeq (,$(findstring nostrip,$(OSMOSIS_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
   ldflags += -w -s