diff --git a/internal/kmmmodule/dockerfiles/DockerfileTemplate.rhel b/internal/kmmmodule/dockerfiles/DockerfileTemplate.rhel
index 2a64ac32..895890db 100644
--- a/internal/kmmmodule/dockerfiles/DockerfileTemplate.rhel
+++ b/internal/kmmmodule/dockerfiles/DockerfileTemplate.rhel
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ RUN dnf clean all && \
 
 RUN depmod ${KERNEL_VERSION}
 
-ARG BASE_IMAGE_REGISTRY=registry.access.redhat.com
-
 FROM ${BASE_IMAGE_REGISTRY}/redhat/ubi$$MAJOR_VERSION
 
 ARG KERNEL_FULL_VERSION
diff --git a/internal/kmmmodule/dockerfiles/DockerfileTemplate.srcimg.ionic.coreos b/internal/kmmmodule/dockerfiles/DockerfileTemplate.srcimg.ionic.coreos
index 03eb5ce1..24598f3f 100644
--- a/internal/kmmmodule/dockerfiles/DockerfileTemplate.srcimg.ionic.coreos
+++ b/internal/kmmmodule/dockerfiles/DockerfileTemplate.srcimg.ionic.coreos
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ARG DTK_AUTO
 ARG RHEL_VERSION
 ARG SOURCE_IMAGE_REPO=docker.io/library/ionic-srcimg
 ARG DRIVERS_VERSION
+ARG BASE_IMAGE_REGISTRY=registry.access.redhat.com
 
 FROM ${SOURCE_IMAGE_REPO}:${DRIVERS_VERSION} as sources
 FROM ${DTK_AUTO} as builder
@@ -33,8 +34,6 @@ RUN mkdir -p /modules_files && \
     cp -r /lib/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/extra/* /ionic_ko_files/ && \
     cp -r /lib/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/kernel/* /kernel_files/ || true
 
-ARG BASE_IMAGE_REGISTRY=registry.access.redhat.com
-
 FROM ${BASE_IMAGE_REGISTRY}/ubi9/ubi-minimal
 
 ARG KERNEL_VERSION
diff --git a/internal/kmmmodule/dockerfiles/DockerfileTemplate.ubuntu b/internal/kmmmodule/dockerfiles/DockerfileTemplate.ubuntu
index 197df173..113271aa 100644
--- a/internal/kmmmodule/dockerfiles/DockerfileTemplate.ubuntu
+++ b/internal/kmmmodule/dockerfiles/DockerfileTemplate.ubuntu
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ RUN mods_dir=/lib/modules/${KERNEL_FULL_VERSION}; \
     # Regenerate dependency maps only for staged modules
     depmod -b /staging ${KERNEL_FULL_VERSION}
 
-ARG BASE_IMAGE_REGISTRY=docker.io
-
 FROM ${BASE_IMAGE_REGISTRY}/ubuntu:$$VERSION
 
 ARG KERNEL_FULL_VERSION