diff --git a/bake/compose.go b/bake/compose.go
index 780ca76a..db33a8c9 100644
--- a/bake/compose.go
+++ b/bake/compose.go
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ func ParseCompose(dt []byte) (*Config, error) {
 				// TODO: add platforms
 			}
 			if s.Build.Target != "" {
-				t.Target = &s.Build.Target
+				target := s.Build.Target
+				t.Target = &target
 			}
 			if s.Image != "" {
 				t.Tags = []string{s.Image}
diff --git a/bake/compose_test.go b/bake/compose_test.go
index d0f46b29..2f367179 100644
--- a/bake/compose_test.go
+++ b/bake/compose_test.go
@@ -39,3 +39,23 @@ services:
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(c.Target["webapp"].Args))
 	require.Equal(t, "123", c.Target["webapp"].Args["buildno"])
 }
+
+func TestParseComposeTarget(t *testing.T) {
+	var dt = []byte(`
+version: "3.7"
+
+services:
+  db:
+    build:
+      target: db
+  webapp:
+    build:
+      target: webapp
+`)
+
+	c, err := ParseCompose(dt)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, "db", *c.Target["db"].Target)
+	require.Equal(t, "webapp", *c.Target["webapp"].Target)
+}