diff --git a/pkg/transformer/openshift/openshift.go b/pkg/transformer/openshift/openshift.go
index df815f0c..64603d27 100644
--- a/pkg/transformer/openshift/openshift.go
+++ b/pkg/transformer/openshift/openshift.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func (o *OpenShift) Transform(komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject, opt kobject.C
 	var err error
 	var composeFileDir string
 	hasBuild := false
-	buildRepo := ""
+	buildRepo := opt.BuildRepo
 
 	for name, service := range komposeObject.ServiceConfigs {
 		var objects []runtime.Object