diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 838b52b..8c9cce5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-FROM ubuntu:xenial as build-env
+# Use a relatively old/stable distro here to maximize the supported platforms
+# and avoid depending on more recent version of, say, libc.
+FROM debian:stretch
 
 RUN apt-get update \
  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-	build-essential \
-	clang \
-	cmake \
-	python \
-	git \
-	ninja-build \
+        build-essential \
+        clang \
+        cmake \
+        python \
+        git \
+        ninja-build \
+ && apt-get clean \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*