diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index ea0ffba90d..8417d7aa47 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@ $(addprefix $(DEBS_PATH)/, $(SONIC_DPKG_DEBS)) : $(DEBS_PATH)/% : .platform $$(a
 		if [ -f ./autogen.sh ]; then ./autogen.sh $(LOG); fi
 		$(SETUP_OVERLAYFS_FOR_DPKG_ADMINDIR)
 		$(if $($*_DPKG_TARGET),
-			${$*_BUILD_ENV} DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_GENERIC} ${$*_DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS}" dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b -us -uc -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS) --as-root -T$($*_DPKG_TARGET) --admindir $$mergedir $(LOG),
-			${$*_BUILD_ENV} DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_GENERIC} ${$*_DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS}" dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b -us -uc -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS) --admindir $$mergedir $(LOG)
+			${$*_BUILD_ENV} DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_GENERIC} ${$*_DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS}" dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b -us -uc -tc -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS) --as-root -T$($*_DPKG_TARGET) --admindir $$mergedir $(LOG),
+			${$*_BUILD_ENV} DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_GENERIC} ${$*_DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS}" dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b -us -uc -tc -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS) --admindir $$mergedir $(LOG)
 		)
 		popd $(LOG_SIMPLE)
 		# Clean up