diff --git a/build-setup.sh b/build-setup.sh
index 53af227..74bcb51 100755
--- a/build-setup.sh
+++ b/build-setup.sh
@@ -395,6 +395,10 @@
 # Give the Docker image a name based on the distro,tag,arch,and target
 img_name=${img_name:-openbmc/${distro}:${img_tag}-${target}-${ARCH}}
 
+# Ensure appropriate docker build output to see progress and identify
+# any issues
+export BUILDKIT_PROGRESS=plain
+
 # Build the Docker image
 docker build -t "${img_name}" - <<< "${Dockerfile}"
 
diff --git a/scripts/build-unit-test-docker b/scripts/build-unit-test-docker
index fff4a84..b77d6a5 100755
--- a/scripts/build-unit-test-docker
+++ b/scripts/build-unit-test-docker
@@ -644,6 +644,10 @@
 gerrit_project = os.environ.get("GERRIT_PROJECT")
 gerrit_rev = os.environ.get("GERRIT_PATCHSET_REVISION")
 
+# Ensure appropriate docker build output to see progress and identify
+# any issues
+os.environ["BUILDKIT_PROGRESS"] = "plain"
+
 # Set up some common variables.
 username = os.environ.get("USER", "root")
 homedir = os.environ.get("HOME", "/root")