diff --git a/dockers/docker-base-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-base-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2
index cad47da408..e500259bb9 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-base-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-base-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {% set prefix = DEFAULT_CONTAINER_REGISTRY %}
 {% from "dockers/dockerfile-macros.j2" import install_debian_packages, install_python_wheels, copy_files %}
 {% if CONFIGURED_ARCH == "armhf" and (MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == "y" or CROSS_BUILD_ENVIRON == "y") %}
-FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:armhf-bookworm
+FROM --platform=linux/arm/v7 {{ prefix }}debian:bookworm
 {% elif CONFIGURED_ARCH == "arm64" and (MULTIARCH_QEMU_ENVIRON == "y" or CROSS_BUILD_ENVIRON == "y") %}
-FROM {{ prefix }}multiarch/debian-debootstrap:arm64-bookworm
+FROM --platform=linux/arm64 {{ prefix }}debian:bookworm
 {% else %}
 FROM {{ prefix }}{{DOCKER_BASE_ARCH}}/debian:bookworm
 {% endif %}
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ COPY ["dpkg_01_drop", "/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/01_drop"]
 COPY ["sources.list.{{ CONFIGURED_ARCH }}", "/etc/apt/sources.list"]
 COPY ["no_install_recommend_suggest", "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d"]
 COPY ["no-check-valid-until", "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d"]
-COPY ["apt-multiple-retries", "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d"]
 
 # Update apt cache and
 # pre-install fundamental packages
diff --git a/dockers/docker-base-bookworm/apt-multiple-retries b/dockers/docker-base-bookworm/apt-multiple-retries
deleted file mode 100644
index c4c638252f..0000000000
--- a/dockers/docker-base-bookworm/apt-multiple-retries
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# Instruct apt to retry downloads on failures
-# This is required only for bullseye.
-
-Acquire::Retries "3";
diff --git a/dockers/docker-base-bookworm/pip.conf b/dockers/docker-base-bookworm/pip.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d54ef9028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockers/docker-base-bookworm/pip.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[global]
+break-system-packages = true