diff --git a/packages/playwright-common/Dockerfile b/packages/playwright-common/Dockerfile
index 94294e79e6..4f78434f61 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-common/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/playwright-common/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-# Expose the argument to this build stage
+# Expose the argument for use in FROM
 ARG PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v${PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION}-noble
+# Expose the argument to this build stage
+ARG PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION
 
 WORKDIR /work