diff --git a/integration/build/build_test.go b/integration/build/build_test.go
index c09f746f35..183e714226 100644
--- a/integration/build/build_test.go
+++ b/integration/build/build_test.go
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ RUN for g in $(seq 0 8); do dd if=/dev/urandom of=rnd bs=1K count=1 seek=$((1024
 }
 
 func TestBuildWithEmptyDockerfile(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, versions.LessThan(testEnv.DaemonAPIVersion(), "1.40"), "broken in earlier versions")
 	ctx := context.TODO()
 	defer setupTest(t)()