diff --git a/build.go b/build.go
index a1d1d3012ab..6eb4ea63a91 100644
--- a/build.go
+++ b/build.go
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ func main() {
 		case "setup":
 			setup()
 
+		case "build-srv":
+			clean()
+			build("grafana-server", "./pkg/cmd/grafana-server", []string{})
+
 		case "build-cli":
 			clean()
 			build("grafana-cli", "./pkg/cmd/grafana-cli", []string{})