diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index ae77cccb86..9b985c373d 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ def create_dockerfile_linux(
 
 WORKDIR /opt/tritonserver
 COPY --chown=1000:1000 NVIDIA_Deep_Learning_Container_License.pdf .
-
+ENV PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES=1
 RUN find /opt/tritonserver/python -maxdepth 1 -type f -name \\
     "tritonserver-*.whl" | xargs -I {} pip install --upgrade {}[all] && \\
     find /opt/tritonserver/python -maxdepth 1 -type f -name \\