diff --git a/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk b/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
index 5a44489065..343d587907 100644
--- a/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
+++ b/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ DOCKER_CONTAINERD_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 DOCKER_CONTAINERD_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 DOCKER_CONTAINERD_WORKSPACE = vendor
+DOCKER_CONTAINERD_GOMOD = github.com/containerd/containerd
 
 DOCKER_CONTAINERD_LDFLAGS = \
 	-X github.com/docker/containerd.GitCommit=$(DOCKER_CONTAINERD_VERSION)