diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/apache/beam/gradle/BeamDockerPlugin.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/apache/beam/gradle/BeamDockerPlugin.groovy
index cd46c1270f83..388069a03983 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/apache/beam/gradle/BeamDockerPlugin.groovy
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/apache/beam/gradle/BeamDockerPlugin.groovy
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class BeamDockerPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
       group = 'Docker'
       description = 'Builds Docker image.'
       dependsOn prepare
+      environment 'DOCKER_BUILDKIT', '1'
     })
 
     Task tag = project.tasks.create('dockerTag', {