diff --git a/docker/jitsi-meet/Dockerfile b/docker/jitsi-meet/Dockerfile
index 6a48e0a2d0..d07e9f76a3 100644
--- a/docker/jitsi-meet/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/jitsi-meet/Dockerfile
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ RUN \
 	apt-get install -y -t stretch-backports debhelper && \
 	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/
 
-RUN git clone https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet
+# TODO(jeblair): either get https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet/pull/5270 merged
+# or create a local fork, or carry a local patch we apply here
+RUN git clone https://github.com/jeblair/jitsi-meet && \
+	cd jitsi-meet && \
+	git checkout etherpad-on-join
 
 RUN \
         cd jitsi-meet && \