diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/dockerfile/parser/parser.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/dockerfile/parser/parser.go
index 59881a2feb..3b64b0060d 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/scanners/dockerfile/parser/parser.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/dockerfile/parser/parser.go
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package parser
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/frontend/dockerfile/instructions"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/frontend/dockerfile/parser"
+	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 
 	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/iac/providers/dockerfile"
 )
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 func Parse(_ context.Context, r io.Reader, path string) ([]*dockerfile.Dockerfile, error) {
 	parsed, err := parser.Parse(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("dockerfile parse error: %w", err)
+		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("dockerfile parse error: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	var (
@@ -28,9 +29,9 @@ func Parse(_ context.Context, r io.Reader, path string) ([]*dockerfile.Dockerfil
 	for _, child := range parsed.AST.Children {
 		child.Value = strings.ToLower(child.Value)
 
-		instr, err := instructions.ParseInstruction(child)
+		instr, err := parseInstruction(child)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse dockerfile instruction: %w", err)
+			return nil, xerrors.Errorf("parse dockerfile instruction: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		if _, ok := instr.(*instructions.Stage); ok {
@@ -89,6 +90,39 @@ func Parse(_ context.Context, r io.Reader, path string) ([]*dockerfile.Dockerfil
 	return []*dockerfile.Dockerfile{&parsedFile}, nil
 }
 
+func parseInstruction(child *parser.Node) (any, error) {
+	for {
+		instr, err := instructions.ParseInstruction(child)
+		if err == nil {
+			return instr, nil
+		}
+
+		flagName := extractUnknownFlag(err.Error())
+		if flagName == "" {
+			return nil, xerrors.Errorf("parse instruction %q: %w", child.Value, err)
+		}
+
+		filtered := slices.DeleteFunc(child.Flags, func(flag string) bool {
+			return strings.HasPrefix(flag, flagName)
+		})
+
+		if len(filtered) == len(child.Flags) {
+			return nil, xerrors.Errorf("cannot remove unknown flag %q from flags %v", flagName, child.Flags)
+		}
+		child.Flags = filtered
+	}
+}
+
+func extractUnknownFlag(errMsg string) string {
+	after, ok := strings.CutPrefix(errMsg, "unknown flag: ")
+	if !ok {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	flagName, _, _ := strings.Cut(after, " ")
+	return flagName
+}
+
 func originalFromHeredoc(node *parser.Node) string {
 	var sb strings.Builder
 	sb.WriteString(node.Original)
diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/dockerfile/parser/parser_test.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/dockerfile/parser/parser_test.go
index 2464904248..20a041ad21 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/scanners/dockerfile/parser/parser_test.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/dockerfile/parser/parser_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/iac/providers/dockerfile"
 	"github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/pkg/iac/scanners/dockerfile/parser"
 )
 
@@ -57,6 +58,75 @@ CMD python /app/app.py
 	assert.Equal(t, 4, commands[3].EndLine)
 }
 
+func TestParserUnknownFlags(t *testing.T) {
+	input := `FROM ubuntu:18.04
+COPY --foo --chown=1 --bar=./test . /app
+RUN --baz --baz --network=host make /app
+ONBUILD RUN --foo make /app
+CMD python /app/app.py
+`
+	dfs, err := parser.Parse(t.Context(), strings.NewReader(input), "Dockerfile")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, dfs, 1)
+
+	expected := &dockerfile.Dockerfile{
+		Stages: []dockerfile.Stage{
+			{
+				Name: "ubuntu:18.04",
+				Commands: []dockerfile.Command{
+					{
+						Cmd:       "from",
+						Value:     []string{"ubuntu:18.04"},
+						Flags:     []string{},
+						Original:  "FROM ubuntu:18.04",
+						Path:      "Dockerfile",
+						StartLine: 1,
+						EndLine:   1,
+					},
+					{
+						Cmd:       "copy",
+						Value:     []string{".", "/app"},
+						Flags:     []string{"--chown=1"},
+						Original:  "COPY --foo --chown=1 --bar=./test . /app",
+						Path:      "Dockerfile",
+						StartLine: 2,
+						EndLine:   2,
+					},
+					{
+						Cmd:       "run",
+						Value:     []string{"make /app"},
+						Flags:     []string{"--network=host"},
+						Original:  "RUN --baz --baz --network=host make /app",
+						Path:      "Dockerfile",
+						StartLine: 3,
+						EndLine:   3,
+					},
+					{
+						Cmd:       "onbuild",
+						SubCmd:    "RUN",
+						Value:     []string{"make /app"},
+						Flags:     []string{},
+						Original:  "ONBUILD RUN --foo make /app",
+						Path:      "Dockerfile",
+						StartLine: 4,
+						EndLine:   4,
+					},
+					{
+						Cmd:       "cmd",
+						Value:     []string{"python /app/app.py"},
+						Flags:     []string{},
+						Original:  "CMD python /app/app.py",
+						Path:      "Dockerfile",
+						StartLine: 5,
+						EndLine:   5,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, dfs[0])
+}
+
 func Test_ParseHeredocs(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string