diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e758892e9..4b15adfc7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export OTP_VSN ?= $(shell $(CURDIR)/scripts/get-otp-vsn.sh)
 export PKG_VSN ?= $(shell $(CURDIR)/pkg-vsn.sh)
 export EMQX_DESC ?= EMQ X
 export EMQX_CE_DASHBOARD_VERSION ?= v4.3.3
+export DOCKERFILE=deploy/docker/Dockerfile
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 	export REBAR_COLOR=none
 endif
diff --git a/build b/build
index 24e79dda3..9375dfc8c 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ make_docker() {
        --build-arg RUN_FROM="${EMQX_RUNNER_IMAGE}" \
        --build-arg EMQX_NAME="$PROFILE" \
        --tag "emqx/$PROFILE:$PKG_VSN" \
-       -f deploy/docker/Dockerfile .
+       -f "${DOCKERFILE}" .
 }
 
 log "building artifact=$ARTIFACT for profile=$PROFILE"