diff --git a/api/server/router/build/build_routes.go b/api/server/router/build/build_routes.go
index fb67534af2..44a3930af1 100644
--- a/api/server/router/build/build_routes.go
+++ b/api/server/router/build/build_routes.go
@@ -163,13 +163,17 @@ func newImageBuildOptions(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*types.ImageBui
 }
 
 func parseVersion(s string) (types.BuilderVersion, error) {
-	if s == "" || s == string(types.BuilderV1) {
+	if s == "" {
 		return types.BuilderV1, nil
 	}
-	if s == string(types.BuilderBuildKit) {
+	switch types.BuilderVersion(s) {
+	case types.BuilderV1:
+		return types.BuilderV1, nil
+	case types.BuilderBuildKit:
 		return types.BuilderBuildKit, nil
+	default:
+		return "", errors.Errorf("invalid version %s", s)
 	}
-	return "", errors.Errorf("invalid version %s", s)
 }
 
 func (br *buildRouter) postPrune(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, vars map[string]string) error {
diff --git a/api/types/client.go b/api/types/client.go
index 8363ed736e..ce67c19781 100644
--- a/api/types/client.go
+++ b/api/types/client.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ const (
 	// BuilderV1 is the first generation builder in docker daemon
 	BuilderV1 BuilderVersion = "1"
 	// BuilderBuildKit is builder based on moby/buildkit project
-	BuilderBuildKit = "2"
+	BuilderBuildKit BuilderVersion = "2"
 )
 
 // ImageBuildResponse holds information