diff --git a/hack/make/build-deb b/hack/make/build-deb
index 74d24a2ffd..b8fd7b3585 100644
--- a/hack/make/build-deb
+++ b/hack/make/build-deb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ set -e
 
 		image="dockercore/builder-deb:$version"
 		if ! docker inspect "$image" &> /dev/null; then
-			( set -x && docker build -t "$image" "$dir" )
+			( set -x && docker build ${DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS} -t "$image" "$dir" )
 		fi
 
 		mkdir -p "$DEST/$version"
diff --git a/hack/make/build-rpm b/hack/make/build-rpm
index 43b1b94a0a..b8e8e8db0f 100644
--- a/hack/make/build-rpm
+++ b/hack/make/build-rpm
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ set -e
 
 		image="dockercore/builder-rpm:$version"
 		if ! docker inspect "$image" &> /dev/null; then
-			( set -x && docker build -t "$image" "$dir" )
+			( set -x && docker build ${DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS} -t "$image" "$dir" )
 		fi
 
 		mkdir -p "$DEST/$version"