diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries-in-docker.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries-in-docker.sh
index 11589c88a..fc82082c4 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries-in-docker.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries-in-docker.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ docker run \
 	--env TDSHIM_CONTAINER_BUILDER="${TDSHIM_CONTAINER_BUILDER:-}" \
 	--env VIRTIOFSD_CONTAINER_BUILDER="${VIRTIOFSD_CONTAINER_BUILDER:-}" \
 	--env MEASURED_ROOTFS="${MEASURED_ROOTFS:-}" \
+	--env USE_CACHE="${USE_CACHE:-}" \
 	--rm \
 	-w ${script_dir} \
 	build-kata-deploy "${kata_deploy_create}" $@
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 14910f43f..01a2d848f 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ readonly cached_artifacts_path="lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/artifacts"
 
 ARCH=$(uname -m)
 MEASURED_ROOTFS=${MEASURED_ROOTFS:-no}
+USE_CACHE="${USE_CACHE:-"yes"}"
 
 workdir="${WORKDIR:-$PWD}"
 
@@ -115,6 +116,10 @@ cleanup_and_fail() {
 }
 
 install_cached_tarball_component() {
+	if [ "${USE_CACHE}" != "yes" ]; then
+		return 1
+	fi
+
 	local component="${1}"
 	local jenkins_build_url="${2}"
 	local current_version="${3}"