diff --git a/package/containerd/Config.in b/package/containerd/Config.in
index 0e3a55ef39..e69dd6768a 100644
--- a/package/containerd/Config.in
+++ b/package/containerd/Config.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_CONTAINERD
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC # runc
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # util-linux
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_RUNC # runtime dependency
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_RUNC if !BR2_PACKAGE_CRUN # runtime dependency
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX # runtime dependency
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_BINARIES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_PIVOT_ROOT