diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel b/Dockerfile.rhel
index ac2585718..485f1947e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ COPY . .
 RUN make build --warn-undefined-variables \
     && gzip openshift-controller-manager-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/openshift-controller-manager/openshift-controller-manager /usr/bin/
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/openshift/openshift-controller-manager/openshift-controller-manager-tests-ext.gz /usr/bin/
 LABEL io.k8s.display-name="OpenShift Controller Manager Command" \