diff --git a/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml b/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml
index 48857663cb..92c017ae66 100644
--- a/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 image:
   registry: docker.io
   repository: bitnami/memcached
-  tag: 1.5.8
+  tag: 1.5.8-debian-9
   ## Specify a imagePullPolicy
   ## Defaults to 'Always' if image tag is 'latest', else set to 'IfNotPresent'
   ## ref: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/images/#pre-pulling-images