diff --git a/build/package.sh b/build/package.sh
index a4f096c980..7306284c58 100755
--- a/build/package.sh
+++ b/build/package.sh
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@ sed                                \
     -e "s|ARG_ARCH|${ARCH}|g"      \
     -e "s|ARG_SOURCE_BIN|${SOURCE_BIN}|g" \
     Dockerfile.in > .dockerfile-${ARCH}
-docker buildx build --push --pull --sbom=true ${baseimagearg:-} --build-arg kanister_version=${VERSION} -t ${IMAGE}:${VERSION} --platform linux/${ARCH}  -f .dockerfile-${ARCH} .
+docker buildx build --push --pull --sbom=${GENERATE_SBOM:-false} ${baseimagearg:-} --build-arg kanister_version=${VERSION} -t ${IMAGE}:${VERSION} --platform linux/${ARCH}  -f .dockerfile-${ARCH} .
 docker images -q ${IMAGE}:${VERSION}