diff --git a/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk b/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
index d9a0eb28a6..c68e3818a8 100644
--- a/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
+++ b/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ DOCKER_CONTAINERD_BUILD_TARGETS = cmd/ctr cmd/containerd cmd/containerd-shim
 
 DOCKER_CONTAINERD_INSTALL_BINS = containerd containerd-shim
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBAPPARMOR),y)
+DOCKER_CONTAINERD_DEPENDENCIES += libapparmor
+DOCKER_CONTAINERD_TAGS += apparmor
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSECCOMP),y)
 DOCKER_CONTAINERD_DEPENDENCIES += libseccomp host-pkgconf
 DOCKER_CONTAINERD_TAGS += seccomp