diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/kueue/kueue-presubmits-main.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/kueue/kueue-presubmits-main.yaml
index eee8ef8e7225..10d656afa93b 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/kueue/kueue-presubmits-main.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/kueue/kueue-presubmits-main.yaml
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ presubmits:
         args:
         - make
         - image-local-build
+        - importer-image
         env:
         - name: GOMAXPROCS
           value: "2"