diff --git a/sabayon-buildpackages b/sabayon-buildpackages
index 3a8dbcf..ce43662 100755
--- a/sabayon-buildpackages
+++ b/sabayon-buildpackages
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ docker_volumes=( -v "$OUTPUT_DIR:/usr/portage/packages" )
 [ -z "$QA_CHECKS" ] || docker_env+=(-e "QA_CHECKS=$QA_CHECKS")
 [ -z "$REMOTE_CONF_PORTDIR" ] || docker_env+=(-e "REMOTE_CONF_PORTDIR=$REMOTE_CONF_PORTDIR")
 [ -z "$REMOTE_PORTDIR" ] || docker_env+=(-e "REMOTE_PORTDIR=$REMOTE_PORTDIR")
+[ -z "$ETP_NOCACHE" ] || docker_env+=(-e "ETP_NOCACHE=$ETP_NOCACHE")
 [ -d "$LOCAL_OVERLAY" ] && docker_volumes+=(-v "$LOCAL_OVERLAY:/usr/local/local_portage")
 
 if [ -e $MAKE_CONF ]; then