diff --git a/util/desktop/paths_linux.go b/util/desktop/paths_linux.go
index 3fcf8ec0..9b90bf67 100644
--- a/util/desktop/paths_linux.go
+++ b/util/desktop/paths_linux.go
@@ -8,11 +8,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	socketName = "docker-desktop-build.sock"
-	socketPath = ".docker/desktop"
+	socketName    = "docker-desktop-build.sock"
+	socketPath    = ".docker/desktop"
+	wslSocketPath = "/mnt/wsl/docker-desktop/shared-sockets/host-services"
 )
 
 func BuildServerAddr() (string, error) {
+	if os.Getenv("WSL_DISTRO_NAME") != "" {
+		socket := filepath.Join(wslSocketPath, socketName)
+		if _, err := os.Stat(socket); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return "", errors.New("Docker Desktop Build backend is not yet supported on WSL. Please run this command on Windows host instead.") //nolint:revive
+		}
+		return "unix://" + socket, nil
+	}
 	dir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get user home directory")