diff --git a/docker/Makefile b/docker/Makefile
index 9527fe8f4c..fa02f456fb 100644
--- a/docker/Makefile
+++ b/docker/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ifndef version
 endif
 
 build: .TEST
-	docker build --build-arg=EMSCRIPTEN_VERSION=${version} --tag emscripten/emsdk:${version} .
+	docker build --network host --build-arg=EMSCRIPTEN_VERSION=${version} --tag emscripten/emsdk:${version} .
 
 push: .TEST
 	docker push emscripten/emsdk:${version}
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index 5a72b8380b..7199de8dc9 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ This step will build Dockerfile as given tag on local machine
 ```bash
 # using docker
 docker build \
+    --network host \
     --build-arg=EMSCRIPTEN_VERSION=1.38.43-upstream \
     --tag emscripten/emsdk:1.38.43-upstream \
     .