diff --git a/alpine/kernel/Dockerfile b/alpine/kernel/Dockerfile
index fa4e5657c..e3e42aea1 100644
--- a/alpine/kernel/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/kernel/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:16.04
+FROM debian:jessie
 
 ARG KERNEL_VERSION=4.4.20
 ARG DEBUG=0