diff --git a/docker/alpine-static/Dockerfile b/docker/alpine-static/Dockerfile
index cd326e0f..65a656e2 100644
--- a/docker/alpine-static/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/alpine-static/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ RUN cd /etc/apk && echo https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing >> re
 
 # install
 # [*] install libraries
-RUN cd /root && apk add \
+RUN apk add \
  brotli-dev \
  brotli-static \
  bzip2-dev \
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ RUN cd /root && apk add \
  xz-static
 
 # [*] libxml++5
-RUN cd /root && apk add mm-common libtool xz
+RUN apk add mm-common libtool upx xz
 
 # libxml++5 cd
 RUN mkdir /root/tmp; cd /root/tmp; \
diff --git a/docker/alpine-static/mes_static.sh b/docker/alpine-static/mes_static.sh
index 70934bea..deaa903f 100755
--- a/docker/alpine-static/mes_static.sh
+++ b/docker/alpine-static/mes_static.sh
@@ -54,3 +54,7 @@ meson /root/tmp/builddir \
 -Dzstd=true
 
 meson compile -C /root/tmp/builddir
+
+strip /root/tmp/builddir/src/elinks
+
+upx /root/tmp/builddir/src/elinks
diff --git a/docker/alpine-static/mes_static_js.sh b/docker/alpine-static/mes_static_js.sh
index 9ebaac4f..75f90d3c 100755
--- a/docker/alpine-static/mes_static_js.sh
+++ b/docker/alpine-static/mes_static_js.sh
@@ -54,3 +54,7 @@ meson /root/tmp/builddir_js \
 -Dzstd=true
 
 meson compile -j $(($(nproc) - 1)) -C /root/tmp/builddir_js
+
+strip /root/tmp/builddir_js/src/elinks
+
+upx /root/tmp/builddir_js/src/elinks