diff --git a/Dockerfile_trtllm b/Dockerfile_trtllm
index 56dd0576..9ea9ca06 100644
--- a/Dockerfile_trtllm
+++ b/Dockerfile_trtllm
@@ -76,9 +76,12 @@ RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | bash -s -- -y &&
     chmod -R a+w /root/.cargo && \
     cargo install sccache --locked
 
-# Build actual TGI
-ARG build_type
-ARG is_gha_build
+ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
+RUN cargo install cargo-chef
+
+# Cache dependencies
+COPY --from=planner /usr/src/text-generation-inference/backends/trtllm/recipe.json .
+RUN cargo chef cook --release --recipe-path recipe.json
 
 # SCCACHE Specifics args - before finding a better, more generic, way...
 ARG aws_access_key_id