diff --git a/packaging/docker/fdb.bash b/packaging/docker/fdb.bash
index d0d05e466c..24c8a72f55 100755
--- a/packaging/docker/fdb.bash
+++ b/packaging/docker/fdb.bash
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ source /var/fdb/.fdbenv
 echo "Starting FDB server on $PUBLIC_IP:$FDB_PORT"
 fdbserver --listen-address 0.0.0.0:"$FDB_PORT" --public-address "$PUBLIC_IP:$FDB_PORT" \
     --datadir /var/fdb/data --logdir /var/fdb/logs \
-    --locality-zoneid="$(hostname)" --locality-machineid="$(hostname)" --class "$FDB_PROCESS_CLASS"
+    --locality-zoneid="$(hostname)" --locality-machineid="$(hostname)" --class "$FDB_PROCESS_CLASS" --knob_disable_posix_kernel_aio=1
diff --git a/packaging/docker/fdb_single.bash b/packaging/docker/fdb_single.bash
index 0e67748c6d..a44bc5716d 100755
--- a/packaging/docker/fdb_single.bash
+++ b/packaging/docker/fdb_single.bash
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ function start_fdb () {
               --logdir /var/fdb/logs \
               --locality-zoneid="$(hostname)" \
               --locality-machineid="$(hostname)" \
+              --knob_disable_posix_kernel_aio=1 \
               --class "$FDB_PROCESS_CLASS" &
     fdb_pid=$(jobs -p)
     echo "fdbserver pid is: ${fdb_pid}"
@@ -86,4 +87,4 @@ function configure_fdb_single () {
 start_fdb
 sleep 5
 configure_fdb_single
-fg %1
\ No newline at end of file
+fg %1