diff --git a/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java b/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java
index edfbfe078edcb..a6ba789958ddd 100644
--- a/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public void dockerBuildFromNativeImage(DockerConfig dockerConfig,
             // used to ensure that the native binary has been built
             NativeImageBuildItem nativeImage) {
 
-        if (containerImageConfig.isBuildExplicitlyDisabled()) {
+        if (containerImageConfig.isBuildExplicitlyDisabled() && !containerImageConfig.isPushExplicitlyEnabled()) {
             return;
         }