diff --git a/tests/docker/Makefile.include b/tests/docker/Makefile.include
index bfb0dcac21..680afff952 100644
--- a/tests/docker/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/docker/Makefile.include
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ SPACE := $(NULL) #
 COMMA := ,
 
 HOST_ARCH = $(if $(ARCH),$(ARCH),$(shell uname -m))
+USER = $(if $(NOUSER),,$(shell id -un))
+UID = $(if $(NOUSER),,$(shell id -u))
 
 DOCKER_FILES_DIR := $(SRC_PATH)/tests/docker/dockerfiles
 ifeq ($(HOST_ARCH),x86_64)
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ DOCKER_DEFAULT_REGISTRY := registry.gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu
 endif
 DOCKER_REGISTRY := $(if $(REGISTRY),$(REGISTRY),$(DOCKER_DEFAULT_REGISTRY))
 
+RUNC ?= docker
 ENGINE ?= auto
 DOCKER_SCRIPT=$(SRC_PATH)/tests/docker/docker.py --engine $(ENGINE)
 
@@ -35,15 +38,17 @@ docker-qemu-src: $(DOCKER_SRC_COPY)
 
 # General rule for building docker images.
 docker-image-%: $(DOCKER_FILES_DIR)/%.docker
-	$(call quiet-command,\
-		$(DOCKER_SCRIPT) build -t qemu/$* -f $< \
-		$(if $V,,--quiet) \
-		$(if $(NOCACHE),--no-cache, \
-			$(if $(DOCKER_REGISTRY),--registry $(DOCKER_REGISTRY))) \
-		$(if $(NOUSER),,--add-current-user) \
-		$(if $(EXTRA_FILES),--extra-files $(EXTRA_FILES))\
-		$(if $(EXECUTABLE),--include-executable=$(EXECUTABLE)),\
-		"BUILD","$*")
+	  $(call quiet-command,			\
+		$(RUNC) build				\
+		$(if $V,,--quiet)			\
+		$(if $(NOCACHE),--no-cache,		\
+			$(if $(DOCKER_REGISTRY),--cache-from $(DOCKER_REGISTRY)/qemu/$*)) \
+		--build-arg BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1 	\
+		$(if $(NOUSER),,			\
+			--build-arg USER=$(USER)	\
+			--build-arg UID=$(UID))	\
+		-t qemu/$* - < $<, 			\
+		"BUILD", $1)
 
 # Special rule for debootstraped binfmt linux-user images
 docker-binfmt-image-debian-%: $(DOCKER_FILES_DIR)/debian-bootstrap.docker