diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/container-cross.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/container-cross.yml
index 98940d0f3b..463ac493ad 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/container-cross.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/container-cross.yml
@@ -79,12 +79,6 @@ s390x-debian-cross-container:
   variables:
     NAME: debian-s390x-cross
 
-sparc64-debian-cross-container:
-  extends: .container_job_template
-  stage: containers
-  variables:
-    NAME: debian-sparc64-cross
-
 tricore-debian-cross-container:
   extends: .container_job_template
   stage: containers
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0e0f0c60b5..f1456f6123 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1355,6 +1355,10 @@ probe_target_compiler() {
         container_image=debian-legacy-test-cross
         container_cross_prefix=sh4-linux-gnu-
         ;;
+      sparc64)
+        container_image=debian-all-test-cross
+        container_cross_prefix=sparc64-linux-gnu-
+        ;;
       tricore)
         container_image=debian-tricore-cross
         container_cross_prefix=tricore-
diff --git a/tests/docker/Makefile.include b/tests/docker/Makefile.include
index dc55ecf001..cd4688bf07 100644
--- a/tests/docker/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/docker/Makefile.include
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ docker-image-debian-nios2-cross: $(DOCKER_FILES_DIR)/debian-toolchain.docker \
 # These images may be good enough for building tests but not for test builds
 DOCKER_PARTIAL_IMAGES += debian-microblaze-cross
 DOCKER_PARTIAL_IMAGES += debian-nios2-cross
-DOCKER_PARTIAL_IMAGES += debian-sparc64-cross
 DOCKER_PARTIAL_IMAGES += debian-xtensa-cross
 DOCKER_PARTIAL_IMAGES += fedora-cris-cross
 
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-sparc64-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-sparc64-cross.docker
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ef735f223..0000000000
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-sparc64-cross.docker
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Docker cross-compiler target
-#
-# This docker target builds on the Debian Bullseye base image.
-#
-FROM docker.io/library/debian:11-slim
-
-RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
-    apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y eatmydata && \
-    eatmydata apt-get dist-upgrade -y && \
-    eatmydata apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
-        gcc-sparc64-linux-gnu \
-        libc6-dev-sparc64-cross
-# As a final step configure the user (if env is defined)
-ARG USER
-ARG UID
-RUN if [ "${USER}" ]; then \
-  id ${USER} 2>/dev/null || useradd -u ${UID} -U ${USER}; fi