From 59ea87046b89c640aba09b8b0bab7524bfb9f9fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Harshit Jain <48647625+Harshit28j@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:04:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix build for workflow

---
 docker/Dockerfile.non_root | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.non_root b/docker/Dockerfile.non_root
index f87f10653f6..3335984b959 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.non_root
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.non_root
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ COPY . .
 ENV LITELLM_NON_ROOT=true
 
 # Build Admin UI using the upstream command order while keeping a single RUN layer
+# NOTE: Do NOT run `npm install -g npm@latest` here — the upgraded binary can
+# contain ARM-specific instructions that crash under QEMU when cross-building
+# for linux/arm64.  The system npm from apk is sufficient for building the UI.
 RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/litellm/ui && \
-    npm install -g npm@latest && npm cache clean --force && \
     cd /app/ui/litellm-dashboard && \
     if [ -f "/app/enterprise/enterprise_ui/enterprise_colors.json" ]; then \
       cp /app/enterprise/enterprise_ui/enterprise_colors.json ./ui_colors.json; \