diff --git a/docker/m3dbnode/Dockerfile b/docker/m3dbnode/Dockerfile
index d883f05f38..6e162e9766 100644
--- a/docker/m3dbnode/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/m3dbnode/Dockerfile
@@ -31,5 +31,7 @@ COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/m3db/m3/bin/m3dbnode \
   /go/src/github.com/m3db/m3/scripts/m3dbnode_bootstrapped.sh \
   /bin/
 
+ENV GODEBUG madvdontneed=1
+
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/m3dbnode" ]
 CMD [ "-f", "/etc/m3dbnode/m3dbnode.yml" ]
diff --git a/docker/m3dbnode/Dockerfile-setcap b/docker/m3dbnode/Dockerfile-setcap
index d8a48521b1..2c23d9af54 100644
--- a/docker/m3dbnode/Dockerfile-setcap
+++ b/docker/m3dbnode/Dockerfile-setcap
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@ COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/m3db/m3/bin/m3dbnode \
 RUN apk add --no-cache curl jq libcap && \
   setcap cap_sys_resource=+ep /bin/m3dbnode
 
+ENV GODEBUG madvdontneed=1
+
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/m3dbnode" ]
 CMD [ "-f", "/etc/m3dbnode/m3dbnode.yml" ]
diff --git a/docker/m3dbnode/development.Dockerfile b/docker/m3dbnode/development.Dockerfile
index bd5af11e59..198cad361d 100644
--- a/docker/m3dbnode/development.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/m3dbnode/development.Dockerfile
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ ADD ./config/m3dbnode-local-etcd.yml /etc/m3dbnode/m3dbnode.yml
 
 EXPOSE 2379/tcp 2380/tcp 7201/tcp 7203/tcp 9000-9004/tcp
 
+ENV GODEBUG madvdontneed=1
+
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/m3dbnode" ]
 CMD [ "-f", "/etc/m3dbnode/m3dbnode.yml" ]