diff --git a/build/common.sh b/build/common.sh
index 4eb7f541c1d..b011fbf6fb5 100755
--- a/build/common.sh
+++ b/build/common.sh
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ function kube::build::run_build_command_ex() {
     --env "KUBE_CGO_OVERRIDES=' ${KUBE_CGO_OVERRIDES[*]:-} '"
     --env "FORCE_HOST_GO=${FORCE_HOST_GO:-}"
     --env "GO_VERSION=${GO_VERSION:-}"
+    --env "GOTOOLCHAIN=${GOTOOLCHAIN:-}"
     --env "GOFLAGS=${GOFLAGS:-}"
     --env "GOGCFLAGS=${GOGCFLAGS:-}"
     --env "SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:-}"