diff --git a/build/lib/release.sh b/build/lib/release.sh
index 2be1ab5072f..4b2855623de 100644
--- a/build/lib/release.sh
+++ b/build/lib/release.sh
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ EOF
           echo "COPY nsswitch.conf /etc/" >> "${docker_file_path}"
         fi
 
-        "${DOCKER[@]}" buildx build \
+        DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled "${DOCKER[@]}" buildx build \
           --platform linux/"${arch}" \
           --load ${docker_build_opts:+"${docker_build_opts}"} \
           -q \
diff --git a/cluster/images/conformance/Makefile b/cluster/images/conformance/Makefile
index 35ae5147889..0c5f184975f 100644
--- a/cluster/images/conformance/Makefile
+++ b/cluster/images/conformance/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ endif
 
 	cd ${TEMP_DIR} && sed -i.back "s|BASEIMAGE|${BASEIMAGE}|g" Dockerfile
 
-	docker buildx build \
+	DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled docker buildx build \
 		--platform linux/${ARCH} \
 		--load \
 		--pull \