diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c7e0440db..a903f8bf0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -114,11 +114,9 @@ jobs:
             os: ubuntu-24.04
             target-cpu: x86-64
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
-            #target-feature: -crt-static
             features: mimalloc
             cross: 'true'
             skip-publish: 'true'
-            build-exclude: 'imageflow_abi'
 
           - name: ARM64-linux-musl
             suffix: linux-musl-arm64
@@ -126,12 +124,10 @@ jobs:
             nuget-rid: linux-musl-arm64
             os: ubuntu-24-arm-32gb
             target-cpu: generic
-            #target-feature: -crt-static
             target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
             features: mimalloc
             cross: 'true'
             skip-publish: 'true'
-            build-exclude: 'imageflow_abi'
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     name: "${{ (matrix.cross == 'true') && 'cross ' || ''}}${{ matrix.name }}${{ matrix.target-cpu && format(' cpu: {0}', matrix.target-cpu) }}${{ matrix.target && format(' target: {0}', matrix.target) }}${{ matrix.features && format(' features: {0}', matrix.features) }} runs-on:${{ matrix.os }}"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4eef34a3b..836394a26 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ resolver = "2"
 debug = true
 split-debuginfo = "packed"
 
+# Musl-specific settings - strip symbols since these are static builds
+[target.'cfg(target_env = "musl")'.profile.release]
+strip = true  # Strip symbols only for musl builds
+lto = true    # Keep link-time optimization for better size/performance
+
 # RIAPI Tests take 600ms each at 0, 200ms each at 1, 36ms each at 2, 26ms each at 3
 [profile.test]
 opt-level = 2
diff --git a/imageflow_abi/Cargo.toml b/imageflow_abi/Cargo.toml
index add407afb..cc276be89 100644
--- a/imageflow_abi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/imageflow_abi/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,14 @@ edition = "2021"
 [lib]
 name = "imageflow"
 doc = true
+# Default crate type for non-musl targets
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 doctest = false
 
+# Override crate-type for musl targets
+[target.'cfg(target_env = "musl")'.lib]
+crate-type = ["staticlib"]
+
 [dependencies]
 libc = "0.2"
 imageflow_core = { path = "../imageflow_core", version = "*"}