diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/Dockerfile b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/Dockerfile
index 94533a906d..1302a3e6d0 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/Dockerfile
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 # Specify alternative base image, e.g. clefos for s390x
-ARG IMAGE
-FROM ${IMAGE:-registry.centos.org/centos}:7
+ARG BASE_IMAGE_NAME=registry.centos.org/centos
+ARG BASE_IMAGE_TAG=7
+FROM $BASE_IMAGE_NAME:$BASE_IMAGE_TAG
 ARG KATA_ARTIFACTS=./kata-static.tar.xz
 ARG DESTINATION=/opt/kata-artifacts
 
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-build-and-upload-payload.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-build-and-upload-payload.sh
index 29ea59b17b..e1403fd765 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-build-and-upload-payload.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-build-and-upload-payload.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ IMAGE_TAG="${REGISTRY}:kata-containers-$(git rev-parse HEAD)-$(uname -m)"
 echo "Building the image"
 if [ "$(uname -m)" = "s390x" ]; then
 	docker build \
-		--build-arg IMG_NAME=clefos \
-		--build-arg IMG_TAG=7 \
+		--build-arg BASE_IMAGE_NAME=clefos \
+		--build-arg BASE_IMAGE_TAG=7 \
 		--tag ${IMAGE_TAG} .
 else
 	docker build --tag ${IMAGE_TAG} .
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ if [ -n "${TAG}" ]; then
 	echo "Building the ${ADDITIONAL_TAG} image"
 	if [ "$(uname -m)" = "s390x" ]; then
 		docker build \
-			--build-arg IMG_NAME=clefos \
-			--build-arg IMG_TAG=7 \
+			--build-arg BASE_IMAGE_NAME=clefos \
+			--build-arg BASE_IMAGE_TAG=7 \
 			--tag ${ADDITIONAL_TAG} .
 	else
 		docker build --tag ${ADDITIONAL_TAG} .