diff --git a/hack/local-up-karmada.sh b/hack/local-up-karmada.sh
index 503e551a5..867b0c5eb 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-karmada.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-karmada.sh
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ util::create_cluster "${PULL_MODE_CLUSTER_NAME}" "${PULL_MODE_CLUSTER_TMP_CONFIG
 export VERSION="latest"
 export REGISTRY="docker.io/karmada"
 export KARMADA_IMAGE_LABEL_VALUE="May_be_pruned_in_local-up-karmada.sh"
-export DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS="--label=image.karmada.io=${KARMADA_IMAGE_LABEL_VALUE}"
+export DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS="${DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS:-} --label=image.karmada.io=${KARMADA_IMAGE_LABEL_VALUE}"
 make images GOOS="linux" --directory="${REPO_ROOT}"
 #clean up dangling images
 docker image prune --force --filter "label=image.karmada.io=${KARMADA_IMAGE_LABEL_VALUE}"