diff --git a/pkg/docker/template.Dockerfile b/pkg/docker/template.Dockerfile
index a99d8afa..2973c0e1 100644
--- a/pkg/docker/template.Dockerfile
+++ b/pkg/docker/template.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM @@CONTAINER@@ as BUILDER
+FROM @@CONTAINER@@
 
 LABEL maintainer="NGINX Docker Maintainers <docker-maint@nginx.com>"