diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel7 b/Dockerfile.rhel7
index c2fee6d34..0140884ba 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel7
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel7
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ RUN go build -ldflags "-X $GO_PACKAGE/pkg/version.versionFromGit=$(git describe
 RUN make build --warn-undefined-variables \
     && gzip cluster-authentication-operator-tests-ext
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.22:base-rhel9
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.22:base-rhel9-minimal
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-authentication-operator/authentication-operator /usr/bin/
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-authentication-operator/cluster-authentication-operator-tests-ext.gz /usr/bin/
 COPY manifests /manifests