diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0c70c7ef07c..b94c0f4385c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -y && \
     apt-get install -y lsb-release
 
 COPY . .
-RUN ./install_dependencies.sh
+RUN HAL_DOCKER=1 ./install_dependencies.sh
 
 RUN mkdir build
 WORKDIR ${hal_path}/build/
diff --git a/install_dependencies.sh b/install_dependencies.sh
index 510bc6e961e..747610604c7 100755
--- a/install_dependencies.sh
+++ b/install_dependencies.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ platform='unknown'
 unamestr=$(uname)
 distribution='unknown'
 release='unknown'
-if [[ -f "/.dockerenv" ]]; then
+if [[ "${HAL_DOCKER:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
    platform='docker'
    distribution=$(lsb_release -is)
    release=$(lsb_release -rs)