diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel7 b/Dockerfile.rhel7
index ef3cc5cbf..12ddc7784 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel7
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel7
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ENV GO_PACKAGE github.com/openshift/cluster-config-operator
 RUN make build --warn-undefined-variables \
     && gzip cluster-config-operator-tests-ext
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.22:base-rhel9
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.22:base-rhel9-minimal
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/share/bootkube/manifests/manifests
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/share/bootkube/manifests/bootstrap-manifests
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-config-operator/cluster-config-operator /usr/bin/