diff --git a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/build.go b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/build.go
index fdc767744..17279068d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/build.go
+++ b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/build.go
@@ -246,9 +246,6 @@ func (p Pkg) Build(bos ...BuildOpt) error {
 	case bo.force:
 		// force local build
 		platformsToBuild = bo.platforms
-	case bo.skipBuild:
-		// do not build anything if we explicitly did skipBuild
-		platformsToBuild = nil
 	default:
 		// check local cache, fallback to check registry / pull image from registry, fallback to build
 		fmt.Fprintf(writer, "checking for %s in local cache...\n", ref)
@@ -259,6 +256,8 @@ func (p Pkg) Build(bos ...BuildOpt) error {
 				fmt.Fprintf(writer, "found %s in local cache, skipping build\n", ref)
 				imageInLocalCache = true
 				continue
+			case bo.skipBuild:
+				// do nothing, we do not want to pull/build
 			case bo.pull:
 				// need to pull the image from the registry, else build
 				fmt.Fprintf(writer, "%s %s not found in local cache, trying to pull\n", ref, platform.Architecture)