diff --git a/test/images/nonroot/BASEIMAGE b/test/images/nonroot/BASEIMAGE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7db9124bfea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/images/nonroot/BASEIMAGE
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+amd64=k8s.gcr.io/debian-base-amd64:v1.0.0
+arm=k8s.gcr.io/debian-base-arm:v1.0.0
+arm64=k8s.gcr.io/debian-base-arm64:v1.0.0
+ppc64le=k8s.gcr.io/debian-base-ppc64le:v1.0.0
+s390x=k8s.gcr.io/debian-base-s390x:v1.0.0
diff --git a/test/images/nonroot/Dockerfile b/test/images/nonroot/Dockerfile
index 0e8a09f63a1..6a8c6ea84f8 100644
--- a/test/images/nonroot/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/images/nonroot/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM k8s.gcr.io/debian-base:v1.0.0
+FROM BASEIMAGE
 
 USER 1234