diff --git a/bin/docker-build-proxy b/bin/docker-build-proxy
index 7a5d377f5..4599d708c 100755
--- a/bin/docker-build-proxy
+++ b/bin/docker-build-proxy
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ validate_go_deps_tag $dockerfile
 ) >/dev/null
 
 # Default to a pinned commit SHA of the proxy.
-PROXY_VERSION="${PROXY_VERSION:-790a86a}"
+PROXY_VERSION="${PROXY_VERSION:-35df8ab}"
 
 tag="$(head_root_tag)"
 docker_build proxy $tag $dockerfile --build-arg LINKERD_VERSION=$tag --build-arg PROXY_VERSION=$PROXY_VERSION