diff --git a/Dockerfile.ocp b/Dockerfile.ocp
index 65bd2228ad0..3cc8a0fec69 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ocp
+++ b/Dockerfile.ocp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ COPY . .
 ENV GO_PACKAGE github.com/openshift/api
 RUN make build --warn-undefined-variables
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.22:base-rhel9
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.22:base-rhel9-minimal
 
 # copy the built binaries to /usr/bin
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/openshift/api/render /usr/bin/