diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0614faef..f03e29bc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ RUN if [ "${TARGETARCH}" = "arm64" ] && [ "${BUILDARCH}" != "arm64" ]; then \
     elif [ "${TARGETARCH}" = "amd64" ] && [ "${BUILDARCH}" != "amd64" ]; then \
         export CC=x86_64-linux-musl-gcc CXX=x86_64-linux-musl-g++; \
     fi; \
-    GOOS=linux GOARCH=$TARGETARCH CGO_ENABLED=1 LDFLAGS='-linkmode external -extldflags "-static"'; \
+    export GOOS=linux GOARCH=$TARGETARCH CGO_ENABLED=1 LDFLAGS='-linkmode external -extldflags "-static"'; \
     go build -ldflags "-X github.com/strangelove-ventures/cosmos-operator/internal/version.version=$VERSION $LDFLAGS" -a -o manager .
 
 # Build final image from scratch
diff --git a/local.Dockerfile b/local.Dockerfile
index e9372dc2..0ef37e31 100644
--- a/local.Dockerfile
+++ b/local.Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ COPY internal/ internal/
 
 ARG VERSION
 
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=1 LDFLAGS='-linkmode external -extldflags "-static"'; \
+RUN export CGO_ENABLED=1 LDFLAGS='-linkmode external -extldflags "-static"'; \
     go build -ldflags "-X github.com/strangelove-ventures/cosmos-operator/internal/version.version=$VERSION $LDFLAGS" -a -o manager .
 
 # Build final image from scratch