diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index f432de0172..90f502abd5 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ readonly se_image_builder="${repo_root_dir}/tools/packaging/guest-image/build_se
 ARCH=${ARCH:-$(uname -m)}
 BUSYBOX_CONF_FILE="${BUSYBOX_CONF_FILE:-}"
 MEASURED_ROOTFS=${MEASURED_ROOTFS:-no}
-USE_CACHE="${USE_CACHE:-"yes"}"
+USE_CACHE="no"
 ARTEFACT_REGISTRY="${ARTEFACT_REGISTRY:-ghcr.io}"
 ARTEFACT_REPOSITORY="${ARTEFACT_REPOSITORY:-kata-containers}"
 ARTEFACT_REGISTRY_USERNAME="${ARTEFACT_REGISTRY_USERNAME:-}"