diff --git a/base/Dockerfile.rhel b/base/Dockerfile.rhel
index 6a095d68b..5b917de2c 100644
--- a/base/Dockerfile.rhel
+++ b/base/Dockerfile.rhel
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ RUN INSTALL_PKGS=" \
     yum clean all && rm -rf /var/cache/*
 
 # Enable x509 common name matching for golang 1.15 and beyond.
-ENV GODEBUG=x509ignoreCN=0
+# Enable madvdontneed=1, for golang < 1.16 https://github.com/golang/go/issues/42330
+ENV GODEBUG=x509ignoreCN=0,madvdontneed=1
 
 LABEL io.k8s.display-name="OpenShift Base" \
       io.k8s.description="This is the base image from which all OpenShift images inherit."