diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/56610-docker_image-fix-oldstyle-defaults.yml b/changelogs/fragments/56610-docker_image-fix-oldstyle-defaults.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52a55dc8733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/56610-docker_image-fix-oldstyle-defaults.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "docker_image - if ``nocache`` set to ``yes`` but not ``build.nocache``, the module failed."
+- "docker_image - if ``build`` was not specified, the wrong default for ``build.rm`` is used."
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/56940-docker_image-fail.yml b/changelogs/fragments/56940-docker_image-fail.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..117d455a7de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/56940-docker_image-fail.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "docker_image - module failed when ``source: build`` was set but ``build.path`` options not specified."
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_image.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_image.py
index 48e867a8ab3..08b2871fbd8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_image.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_image.py
@@ -453,11 +453,11 @@ class ImageManager(DockerBaseClass):
         self.load_path = parameters.get('load_path')
         self.name = parameters.get('name')
         self.network = build.get('network')
-        self.nocache = build.get('nocache')
+        self.nocache = build.get('nocache', False)
         self.build_path = build.get('path')
         self.pull = build.get('pull')
         self.repository = parameters.get('repository')
-        self.rm = build.get('rm')
+        self.rm = build.get('rm', True)
         self.state = parameters.get('state')
         self.tag = parameters.get('tag')
         self.http_timeout = build.get('http_timeout')
@@ -879,14 +879,14 @@ def main():
         if client.module.params[option] != default_value:
             if client.module.params['build'] is None:
                 client.module.params['build'] = dict()
-            if client.module.params['build'].get(build_option) != default_value:
+            if client.module.params['build'].get(build_option, default_value) != default_value:
                 client.fail('Cannot specify both %s and build.%s!' % (option, build_option))
             client.module.params['build'][build_option] = client.module.params[option]
             client.module.warn('Please specify build.%s instead of %s. The %s option '
                                'has been renamed and will be removed in Ansible 2.12.' % (build_option, option, option))
     if client.module.params['source'] == 'build':
         if (not client.module.params['build'] or not client.module.params['build'].get('path')):
-            client.module.fail('If "source" is set to "build", the "build.path" option must be specified.')
+            client.fail('If "source" is set to "build", the "build.path" option must be specified.')
         if client.module.params['build'].get('pull') is None:
             client.module.warn("The default for build.pull is currently 'yes', but will be changed to 'no' in Ansible 2.12. "
                                "Please set build.pull explicitly to the value you need.")
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/docker_image/tasks/tests/old-options.yml b/test/integration/targets/docker_image/tasks/tests/old-options.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5571cf96fab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/docker_image/tasks/tests/old-options.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+---
+- name: Registering image name
+  set_fact:
+    iname: "{{ name_prefix ~ '-old-options' }}"
+
+- name: Registering image name
+  set_fact:
+    inames: "{{ inames }} + [iname]"
+
+####################################################################
+## build ###########################################################
+####################################################################
+
+- name: build with old-style options
+  docker_image:
+    name: "{{ iname }}"
+    path: "{{ role_path }}/files"
+    dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    http_timeout: 60
+    nocache: yes
+    pull: no
+    rm: no
+    buildargs:
+      TEST1: val1
+      TEST2: val2
+      TEST3: "True"
+    container_limits:
+      memory: 5000000
+      memswap: 7000000
+    source: build
+  register: build
+
+- name: cleanup
+  docker_image:
+    name: "{{ iname }}"
+    state: absent
+    force_absent: yes
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - '"Please specify build.container_limits instead of container_limits. The container_limits option has been renamed and will be removed in Ansible 2.12." in build.warnings'
+    - '"Please specify build.dockerfile instead of dockerfile. The dockerfile option has been renamed and will be removed in Ansible 2.12." in build.warnings'
+    - '"Please specify build.http_timeout instead of http_timeout. The http_timeout option has been renamed and will be removed in Ansible 2.12." in build.warnings'
+    - '"Please specify build.nocache instead of nocache. The nocache option has been renamed and will be removed in Ansible 2.12." in build.warnings'
+    - '"Please specify build.path instead of path. The path option has been renamed and will be removed in Ansible 2.12." in build.warnings'
+    - '"Please specify build.pull instead of pull. The pull option has been renamed and will be removed in Ansible 2.12." in build.warnings'
+    - '"Please specify build.rm instead of rm. The rm option has been renamed and will be removed in Ansible 2.12." in build.warnings'
+    - '"Please specify build.args instead of buildargs. The buildargs option has been renamed and will be removed in Ansible 2.12." in build.warnings'