diff --git a/daemon/libnetwork/internal/nftables/nft_cgo_linux.go b/daemon/libnetwork/internal/nftables/nft_cgo_linux.go
index 7bdac59001..b996e309bd 100644
--- a/daemon/libnetwork/internal/nftables/nft_cgo_linux.go
+++ b/daemon/libnetwork/internal/nftables/nft_cgo_linux.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build cgo && !static_build
+//go:build cgo && !static_build && !no_libnftables
 
 package nftables
 
diff --git a/daemon/libnetwork/internal/nftables/nft_exec_linux.go b/daemon/libnetwork/internal/nftables/nft_exec_linux.go
index 87409c4f44..dd9432a35d 100644
--- a/daemon/libnetwork/internal/nftables/nft_exec_linux.go
+++ b/daemon/libnetwork/internal/nftables/nft_exec_linux.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build !cgo || static_build
+//go:build !cgo || static_build || no_libnftables
 
 package nftables