diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index 1f65b0404e9c..37d0c706e0bf 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(DOCKER_IMAGES)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/%.gz : .platform
 		$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_pydebs=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_PYTHON_DEBS)))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))
 		$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_whls=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_PYTHON_WHEELS)))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))
 		$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_dbgs=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_DBG_PACKAGES)))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))
+		$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_pkgs=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_APT_PACKAGES)))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))
 		j2 $($*.gz_PATH)/Dockerfile.j2 > $($*.gz_PATH)/Dockerfile
 		# Prepare docker build info
 		PACKAGE_URL_PREFIX=$(PACKAGE_URL_PREFIX) \
@@ -797,6 +798,7 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(DOCKER_DBG_IMAGES)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/%-$(DBG_IMAG
 		# Export variables for j2. Use path for unique variable names, e.g. docker_orchagent_debs
 		$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_dbg_debs=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_DBG_DEPENDS),RDEPENDS))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))
 		$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_image_dbgs=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES)))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))
+		$(eval export $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_dbg_pkgs=$(shell printf "$(subst $(SPACE),\n,$(call expand,$($*.gz_DBG_APT_PACKAGES),RDEPENDS))\n" | awk '!a[$$0]++'))
 		./build_debug_docker_j2.sh $* $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_dbg_debs $(subst -,_,$(notdir $($*.gz_PATH)))_image_dbgs > $($*.gz_PATH)/Dockerfile-dbg.j2
 		j2 $($*.gz_PATH)/Dockerfile-dbg.j2 > $($*.gz_PATH)/Dockerfile-dbg
 		# Prepare docker build info