diff --git a/kernel/Dockerfile.bcc b/kernel/Dockerfile.bcc
index 95114f5d4..f84a8425d 100644
--- a/kernel/Dockerfile.bcc
+++ b/kernel/Dockerfile.bcc
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ARG IMAGE
+ARG BUILD_IMAGE
+
 FROM ${IMAGE} as ksrc
 
-ARG BUILD_IMAGE
 FROM ${BUILD_IMAGE} AS build
 RUN apk update && apk upgrade -a && \
   apk add --no-cache \
diff --git a/kernel/Dockerfile.kconfig b/kernel/Dockerfile.kconfig
index 9a89ccd92..3858fea96 100644
--- a/kernel/Dockerfile.kconfig
+++ b/kernel/Dockerfile.kconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ARG BUILD_IMAGE
+ARG KERNEL_VERSIONS
+
 FROM ${BUILD_IMAGE} AS kernel-build
 RUN apk add \
     argp-standalone \
@@ -15,8 +17,6 @@ RUN apk add \
     patch \
     xz
 
-ARG KERNEL_VERSIONS
-
 COPY / /
 
 # Unpack kernels (download if not present)
diff --git a/kernel/Dockerfile.perf b/kernel/Dockerfile.perf
index c6444d5c4..ec906ee89 100644
--- a/kernel/Dockerfile.perf
+++ b/kernel/Dockerfile.perf
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # This Dockerfile extracts the source code and headers from a kernel package,
 # builds the perf utility, and places it into a scratch image
 ARG IMAGE
+ARG BUILD_IMAGE
+
 FROM ${IMAGE} AS ksrc
 
-ARG BUILD_IMAGE
 FROM ${BUILD_IMAGE} AS build
 RUN apk add \
     argp-standalone \
diff --git a/kernel/Dockerfile.zfs b/kernel/Dockerfile.zfs
index 8729c54e9..caae046c9 100644
--- a/kernel/Dockerfile.zfs
+++ b/kernel/Dockerfile.zfs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ARG IMAGE
+ARG BUILD_IMAGE
+
 FROM ${IMAGE} AS ksrc
 
-ARG BUILD_IMAGE
 FROM ${BUILD_IMAGE} AS build
 RUN apk add \
     attr-dev \