diff --git a/build/debian-base/Makefile b/build/debian-base/Makefile
index 379fa491962..d9f0ac5a0cd 100755
--- a/build/debian-base/Makefile
+++ b/build/debian-base/Makefile
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ ifeq ($(ARCH),amd64)
 else
 	# When cross-building, only the placeholder "CROSS_BUILD_" should be removed
 	# Register /usr/bin/qemu-ARCH-static as the handler for non-x86 binaries in the kernel
-	docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register --reset
+	sudo ../../third_party/multiarch/qemu-user-static/register/register.sh --reset
 	curl -sSL https://github.com/multiarch/qemu-user-static/releases/download/$(QEMUVERSION)/x86_64_qemu-$(QEMUARCH)-static.tar.gz | tar -xz -C $(TEMP_DIR)
 	# Ensure we don't get surprised by umask settings
 	chmod 0755 $(TEMP_DIR)/qemu-$(QEMUARCH)-static
diff --git a/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Makefile b/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Makefile
index d9c0d87a00a..53d7aa35a24 100644
--- a/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Makefile
+++ b/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Makefile
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ endif
 
 ifneq ($(ARCH),amd64)
 	# Register /usr/bin/qemu-ARCH-static as the handler for non-x86 binaries in the kernel
-	docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register --reset
+	sudo ../../third_party/multiarch/qemu-user-static/register/register.sh --reset
 endif
 	docker build --pull -t $(IMAGE)-$(ARCH):$(TAG) $(TEMP_DIR)
 	rm -rf $(TEMP_DIR)
diff --git a/build/debian-iptables/Makefile b/build/debian-iptables/Makefile
index 8c793db5aac..56a55ebaf36 100644
--- a/build/debian-iptables/Makefile
+++ b/build/debian-iptables/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ build:
 
 ifneq ($(ARCH),amd64)
 	# Register /usr/bin/qemu-ARCH-static as the handler for non-x86 binaries in the kernel
-	docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register --reset
+	sudo ../../third_party/multiarch/qemu-user-static/register/register.sh --reset
 endif
 
 	docker build --pull -t $(IMAGE)-$(ARCH):$(TAG) $(TEMP_DIR)
diff --git a/test/images/image-util.sh b/test/images/image-util.sh
index dcfd361963f..555fd821c17 100755
--- a/test/images/image-util.sh
+++ b/test/images/image-util.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ build() {
       else
         ${SED} -i "s|QEMUARCH|${QEMUARCHS[$arch]}|g" Dockerfile
         # Register qemu-*-static for all supported processors except the current one
-        docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register --reset
+        echo "Registering qemu-*-static binaries in the kernel"
+        sudo "${KUBE_ROOT}/third_party/multiarch/qemu-user-static/register/register.sh" --reset
         curl -sSL https://github.com/multiarch/qemu-user-static/releases/download/${QEMUVERSION}/x86_64_qemu-${QEMUARCHS[$arch]}-static.tar.gz | tar -xz -C ${temp_dir}
         # Ensure we don't get surprised by umask settings
         chmod 0755 "${temp_dir}/qemu-${QEMUARCHS[$arch]}-static"