diff --git a/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk b/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
index 7c19e0dc52..f32f3f11c0 100644
--- a/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
+++ b/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ DOCKER_ENGINE_LDFLAGS = \
 	-X $(DOCKER_ENGINE_GOMOD)/dockerversion.InitCommitID="" \
 	-X $(DOCKER_ENGINE_GOMOD)/dockerversion.Version="$(DOCKER_ENGINE_VERSION)"
 
-DOCKER_ENGINE_TAGS = cgo exclude_graphdriver_zfs
+DOCKER_ENGINE_TAGS = cgo netcgo exclude_graphdriver_zfs
 DOCKER_ENGINE_BUILD_TARGETS = cmd/dockerd cmd/docker-proxy
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBAPPARMOR),y)