diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel7 b/Dockerfile.rhel7
index 1d71e4069..25e5eb0b8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel7
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel7
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.20-openshift-4.15 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/openshift/ptp-operator
 COPY . .
-ENV GO111MODULE=off
+ENV GO111MODULE=auto
 RUN make
 
 FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.15:base-rhel9