diff --git a/tools/packaging/scripts/lib.sh b/tools/packaging/scripts/lib.sh
index aa101b870..b6874bf64 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/scripts/lib.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/scripts/lib.sh
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ get_shim_v2_image_name() {
 	echo "${BUILDER_REGISTRY}:shim-v2-go-$(get_from_kata_deps "languages.golang.meta.newest-version")-rust-$(get_from_kata_deps "languages.rust.meta.newest-version")-$(get_last_modification ${shim_v2_script_dir})-$(uname -m)"
 }
 
+get_ovmf_image_name() {
+	ovmf_script_dir="${repo_root_dir}/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf"
+	echo "${BUILDER_REGISTRY}:ovmf-$(get_last_modification ${ovmf_script_dir})-$(uname -m)"
+}
+
 get_virtiofsd_image_name() {
 	ARCH=$(uname -m)
 	case ${ARCH} in
diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build.sh
index 2dfbe5a20..53444254b 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ source "${script_dir}/../../scripts/lib.sh"
 
 DESTDIR=${DESTDIR:-${PWD}}
 PREFIX=${PREFIX:-/opt/kata}
-container_image="${OVMF_CONTAINER_BUILDER:-${BUILDER_REGISTRY}:ovmf-$(get_last_modification ${script_dir})-$(uname -m)}"
+container_image="${OVMF_CONTAINER_BUILDER:-$(get_ovmf_image_name)}"
 ovmf_build="${ovmf_build:-x86_64}"
 kata_version="${kata_version:-}"
 ovmf_repo="${ovmf_repo:-}"