diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 116361dcd..d80cede55 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ARG AXOLOTL_EXTRAS=""
 ARG AXOLOTL_ARGS=""
 ARG CUDA="118"
 ARG PYTORCH_VERSION="2.1.2"
+ARG TARGETARCH
 
 ENV PYTORCH_VERSION=$PYTORCH_VERSION
 
@@ -20,13 +21,17 @@ RUN git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl.git
 
 WORKDIR /workspace/axolotl
 
-# If AXOLOTL_EXTRAS is set, append it in brackets
-RUN if [ "$AXOLOTL_EXTRAS" != "" ] ; then \
-        pip install --no-build-isolation -e .[deepspeed,flash-attn,ring-flash-attn,optimizers,ray,$AXOLOTL_EXTRAS] $AXOLOTL_ARGS; \
+# If AXOLOTL_EXTRAS is set, append it in brackets; don't install deepspeed with arm64
+RUN if [ "$TARGETARCH" = "arm64" ]; then \
+        BASE_EXTRAS="flash-attn,ring-flash-attn,optimizers,ray"; \
     else \
-        pip install --no-build-isolation -e .[deepspeed,flash-attn,ring-flash-attn,optimizers,ray] $AXOLOTL_ARGS; \
+        BASE_EXTRAS="deepspeed,flash-attn,ring-flash-attn,optimizers,ray"; \
     fi && \
-    python scripts/unsloth_install.py | sh && \
+    if [ "$AXOLOTL_EXTRAS" != "" ]; then \
+        pip install --no-build-isolation -e .[$BASE_EXTRAS,$AXOLOTL_EXTRAS] $AXOLOTL_ARGS; \
+    else \
+        pip install --no-build-isolation -e .[$BASE_EXTRAS] $AXOLOTL_ARGS; \
+    fi && \    python scripts/unsloth_install.py | sh && \
     python scripts/cutcrossentropy_install.py | sh && \
     pip install pytest && \
     pip cache purge