diff --git a/scripts/build/.variables b/scripts/build/.variables
index a9371ebec2b6..de7945d0a7b3 100755
--- a/scripts/build/.variables
+++ b/scripts/build/.variables
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if [ -z "$CGO_ENABLED" ]; then
     case "$(go env GOOS)" in
         linux)
             case "$(go env GOARCH)" in
-                amd64|arm64|arm|s390x)
+                amd64|arm64|arm|s390x|riscv64)
                     CGO_ENABLED=1
                 ;;
                 *)