diff --git a/ci/run_envoy_docker.sh b/ci/run_envoy_docker.sh
index cad4b993cd2f1..49eac0cb67fbe 100755
--- a/ci/run_envoy_docker.sh
+++ b/ci/run_envoy_docker.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ else
   BUILD_DIR_MOUNT_DEST=/build
   SOURCE_DIR="${PWD}"
   SOURCE_DIR_MOUNT_DEST=/source
-  DOCKER_GID="$(stat -c '%g' /var/run/docker.sock)"
+  DOCKER_GID="$(stat -c %g /var/run/docker.sock 2>/dev/null || stat -f %g /var/run/docker.sock)"
   START_COMMAND=("/bin/bash" "-lc" "groupadd --gid ${DOCKER_GID} -f envoygroup \
     && useradd -o --uid $(id -u) --gid ${DOCKER_GID} --no-create-home --home-dir /build envoybuild \
     && usermod -a -G pcap envoybuild \