diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 5494742845..e49d17c8a3 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2021, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # 
@@ -13,7 +15,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
 # Args used in FROM commands must come first
 ARG FROM_IMAGE="gpuci/miniconda-cuda"