diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries-in-docker.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries-in-docker.sh
index 5038b26dcd..d9a2024739 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries-in-docker.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries-in-docker.sh
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ REPO_COMPONENTS="${REPO_COMPONENTS:-}"
 AGENT_POLICY="${AGENT_POLICY:-yes}"
 RUNTIME_CHOICE="${RUNTIME_CHOICE:-both}"
 IMAGE_SIZE_ALIGNMENT_MB=${IMAGE_SIZE_ALIGNMENT_MB:-}
+KERNEL_DEBUG_ENABLED="${KERNEL_DEBUG_ENABLED:-}"
 
 docker run \
 	-v $HOME/.docker:/root/.docker \
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ docker run \
 	--env AGENT_POLICY="${AGENT_POLICY}" \
 	--env RUNTIME_CHOICE="${RUNTIME_CHOICE}" \
 	--env IMAGE_SIZE_ALIGNMENT_MB="${IMAGE_SIZE_ALIGNMENT_MB}" \
+	--env KERNEL_DEBUG_ENABLED="${KERNEL_DEBUG_ENABLED}" \
 	--env AA_KBC="${AA_KBC:-}" \
 	--env HKD_PATH="$(realpath "${HKD_PATH:-}" 2> /dev/null || true)" \
 	--env SE_KERNEL_PARAMS="${SE_KERNEL_PARAMS:-}" \