diff --git a/.ci/build_docker.sh b/.ci/build_docker.sh
index 1f45182aad84..07013f13cdae 100755
--- a/.ci/build_docker.sh
+++ b/.ci/build_docker.sh
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@ cd "$(dirname "${0}")"
 cp /usr/local/bin/runbld ./
 cp /usr/local/bin/bash_standard_lib.sh ./
 
-docker build -t kibana-ci -f ./Dockerfile .
+if which docker >/dev/null; then
+    docker build -t kibana-ci -f ./Dockerfile .
+else
+    echo "Docker binary is not available. Skipping the docker build this time."
+fi