diff --git a/build/lib/release.sh b/build/lib/release.sh
index 6b3d45dfbb0..b97b12f6d08 100644
--- a/build/lib/release.sh
+++ b/build/lib/release.sh
@@ -383,7 +383,11 @@ EOF
           echo "COPY nsswitch.conf /etc/" >> "${docker_file_path}"
         fi
 
-        "${DOCKER[@]}" build ${docker_build_opts:+"${docker_build_opts}"} -q -t "${docker_image_tag}" "${docker_build_path}" >/dev/null
+	if [[ "${arch}" == "linux/s390x" || "${arch}" == "linux/ppc64le" ]]; then
+          DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled "${DOCKER[@]}" buildx build --platform linux/"${arch}" --load ${docker_build_opts:+"${docker_build_opts}"} -q -t "${docker_image_tag}" "${docker_build_path}" >/dev/null
+	else
+          "${DOCKER[@]}" build ${docker_build_opts:+"${docker_build_opts}"} -q -t "${docker_image_tag}" "${docker_build_path}" >/dev/null
+	fi
         # If we are building an official/alpha/beta release we want to keep
         # docker images and tag them appropriately.
         local -r release_docker_image_tag="${KUBE_DOCKER_REGISTRY-$docker_registry}/${binary_name}-${arch}:${KUBE_DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG-$docker_tag}"