diff --git a/docker-build.sh b/docker-build.sh
index 266e501..45be0de 100755
--- a/docker-build.sh
+++ b/docker-build.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-export DOCKER_BUILDKIT=0
 set -e
+export DOCKER_BUILDKIT=${DOCKER_BUILDKIT:-0}
 
 # helper functions
 _has_value() {
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index c2b1ccb..0221130 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-export DOCKER_BUILDKIT=0
 set -e
 
 # no compose file: original behavior