diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/kernel/build.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/kernel/build.sh
index 13570f49ac..98ee0e9261 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/kernel/build.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/kernel/build.sh
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 readonly repo_root_dir="$(cd "${script_dir}/../../../.." && pwd)"
 readonly kernel_builder="${repo_root_dir}/tools/packaging/kernel/build-kernel.sh"
 
+source "${script_dir}/../../scripts/lib.sh"
 
 DESTDIR=${DESTDIR:-${PWD}}
 PREFIX=${PREFIX:-/opt/kata}
-container_image="kata-kernel-builder"
+container_image="${CC_BUILDER_REGISTRY}:kernel-$(get_last_modification ${repo_root_dir} ${script_dir})"
 
-sudo docker build -t "${container_image}" "${script_dir}"
+sudo docker pull ${container_image} || sudo docker build -t "${container_image}" "${script_dir}"
 
 sudo docker run --rm -i -v "${repo_root_dir}:${repo_root_dir}" \
 	-w "${PWD}" \