diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_intel-psmp b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_intel-psmp
index e540c8b722..f1ab26c4a9 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_intel-psmp
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_intel-psmp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ RUN ./install_cp2k_toolchain.sh \
     --with-mkl \
     --with-libsmeagol \
     --with-libtorch=no \
+    --with-deepmd=no \
     --dry-run
 
 # Dry-run leaves behind config files for the followup install scripts.
diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_intel-ssmp b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_intel-ssmp
index 673cc32bbf..ab9d928adc 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_intel-ssmp
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_intel-ssmp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ RUN ./install_cp2k_toolchain.sh \
     --with-mkl \
     --with-libsmeagol \
     --with-libtorch=no \
+    --with-deepmd=no \
     --dry-run
 
 # Dry-run leaves behind config files for the followup install scripts.
diff --git a/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py b/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py
index aeb5516d7f..5b40f6e8de 100755
--- a/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py
+++ b/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ FROM intel/hpckit:2024.2.1-0-devel-ubuntu22.04
         with_mkl="",
         with_libsmeagol="",
         with_libtorch="no",
+        with_deepmd="no",
     )