diff --git a/hack/jenkins/build.sh b/hack/jenkins/build.sh
index f9bc4a63f30..5ea985b68c1 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/build.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/build.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ docker images -q | xargs -r docker rmi
 # Build
 go run ./hack/e2e.go -v --build
 
-# Push to GCS
-./build/push-ci-build.sh
+[[ ${KUBE_SKIP_PUSH_GCS:-} =~ ^[yY]$ ]] || {
+    # Push to GCS
+    ./build/push-ci-build.sh
+}
 
 sha256sum _output/release-tars/kubernetes*.tar.gz