diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b5777ac2d1..9fb5e279af 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ docker-get-initContainer-digest:
 	@docker buildx imagetools inspect --raw $(REPO)/$(INITC_IMAGE):$(IMAGE_TAG) | perl -pe 'chomp if eof' | openssl dgst -sha256 | sed 's/^.* //'
 
 docker-build-initContainer-local:
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -o $(PWD)/$(INITC_PATH)/kyvernopre -ldflags=$(LD_FLAGS) $(PWD)/$(INITC_PATH)
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -o $(PWD)/$(INITC_PATH)/kyvernopre -ldflags=$(LD_FLAGS_DEV) $(PWD)/$(INITC_PATH)
 	@docker build -f $(PWD)/$(INITC_PATH)/localDockerfile -t $(REPO)/$(INITC_IMAGE):$(IMAGE_TAG_DEV) $(PWD)/$(INITC_PATH)
 	@docker tag $(REPO)/$(INITC_IMAGE):$(IMAGE_TAG_DEV) $(REPO)/$(INITC_IMAGE):latest