diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4a8d7982ca9..f1ce66c5ce5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ protos: testenv
 
 %-docker-clean:
 	$(eval TARGET = ${patsubst %-docker-clean,%,${@}})
-	-docker images -q $(PROJECT_NAME)-$(TARGET) | xargs docker rmi -f
+	-docker images -q $(PROJECT_NAME)-$(TARGET) | xargs -I '{}' docker rmi -f '{}'
 	-@rm -rf build/image/$(TARGET) ||:
 
 docker-clean: $(patsubst %,%-docker-clean, $(IMAGES))