diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b4a8d6a1c1..d2b1553138 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # stage 1 Generate celestia-appd Binary
 FROM golang:1.18-alpine as builder
-RUN apk update && apk --no-cache add make gcc git musl-dev
+RUN apk update && apk --no-cache add make gcc musl-dev
 COPY . /celestia-app
 WORKDIR /celestia-app
 RUN make build
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile_ephemeral b/docker/Dockerfile_ephemeral
index 4dafa163eb..ccbb8f68a9 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile_ephemeral
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile_ephemeral
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FROM golang:1.18-alpine as builder
 
 RUN apk update && \
     apk upgrade && \
-    apk --no-cache add make
+    apk --no-cache add make gcc musl-dev
 
 ENV HOME /celestia-app