diff --git a/cluster/images/etcd-empty-dir-cleanup/Dockerfile b/cluster/images/etcd-empty-dir-cleanup/Dockerfile
index 4eb59960214..7398f4e4642 100644
--- a/cluster/images/etcd-empty-dir-cleanup/Dockerfile
+++ b/cluster/images/etcd-empty-dir-cleanup/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM busybox
+FROM k8s.gcr.io/debian-base:v1.0.0
 
 COPY etcdctl etcd-empty-dir-cleanup.sh /
 RUN chmod a+rx /etcdctl /etcd-empty-dir-cleanup.sh