diff --git a/build/debian-base/Makefile b/build/debian-base/Makefile
index ae9a8ec909..36fef5fe20 100755
--- a/build/debian-base/Makefile
+++ b/build/debian-base/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ TAG ?= 0.1
 TAR_FILE ?= rootfs.tar
 ARCH?=amd64
 TEMP_DIR:=$(shell mktemp -d)
-QEMUVERSION=v2.7.0
+QEMUVERSION=v2.9.1
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH),amd64)
 	BASEIMAGE?=debian:jessie
diff --git a/build/debian-iptables/Makefile b/build/debian-iptables/Makefile
index 3931d52f40..4da393120c 100644
--- a/build/debian-iptables/Makefile
+++ b/build/debian-iptables/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ IMAGE=debian-iptables
 TAG=v7
 ARCH?=amd64
 TEMP_DIR:=$(shell mktemp -d)
-QEMUVERSION=v2.7.0
+QEMUVERSION=v2.9.1
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH),arm)
 	QEMUARCH=arm
diff --git a/test/images/Makefile b/test/images/Makefile
index 450b17beb7..07b83c7999 100644
--- a/test/images/Makefile
+++ b/test/images/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 REGISTRY ?= gcr.io/kubernetes-e2e-test-images
 GOARM=7
-QEMUVERSION=v2.7.0
+QEMUVERSION=v2.9.1
 GOLANG_VERSION=1.8.3
 export