diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1e83ffb8ab..b0046ec82c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ docker-compose-clean: awx/projects
 # Base development image build
 docker-compose-build:
 	ansible-playbook tools/ansible/dockerfile.yml -e build_dev=True
-	docker build -t $(DEVEL_IMAGE_NAME) \
+	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -t $(DEVEL_IMAGE_NAME) \
 	    --build-arg BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1 \
 	    --cache-from=$(DEV_DOCKER_TAG_BASE)/awx_devel:$(COMPOSE_TAG) .