diff --git a/internal/plugins/ansible/v1/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go b/internal/plugins/ansible/v1/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
index eed94ddd3bf..601ac76d324 100644
--- a/internal/plugins/ansible/v1/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
+++ b/internal/plugins/ansible/v1/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ undeploy: kustomize
 
 # Build the docker image
 docker-build:
-	docker build . -t ${IMG}
+	docker build -t ${IMG} .
 
 # Push the docker image
 docker-push:
diff --git a/internal/plugins/helm/v1/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go b/internal/plugins/helm/v1/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
index 95adbe5dba4..c5c85779fb1 100644
--- a/internal/plugins/helm/v1/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
+++ b/internal/plugins/helm/v1/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ undeploy: kustomize
 
 # Build the docker image
 docker-build:
-	docker build . -t ${IMG}
+	docker build -t ${IMG} .
 
 # Push the docker image
 docker-push:
diff --git a/testdata/ansible/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/ansible/memcached-operator/Makefile
index eed3911bc98..a8dbbe6be67 100644
--- a/testdata/ansible/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/ansible/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ undeploy: kustomize
 
 # Build the docker image
 docker-build:
-	docker build . -t ${IMG}
+	docker build -t ${IMG} .
 
 # Push the docker image
 docker-push:
diff --git a/testdata/go/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/go/memcached-operator/Makefile
index 12c07cdaee4..728e828c275 100644
--- a/testdata/go/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/go/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ generate: controller-gen
 
 # Build the docker image
 docker-build: test
-	docker build . -t ${IMG}
+	docker build -t ${IMG} .
 
 # Push the docker image
 docker-push:
diff --git a/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile
index 6e63eef6a39..6a5d35a86e8 100644
--- a/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ undeploy: kustomize
 
 # Build the docker image
 docker-build:
-	docker build . -t ${IMG}
+	docker build -t ${IMG} .
 
 # Push the docker image
 docker-push: