diff --git a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2 b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
index 33abfe828..45d02696e 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ file_locking = true
 # This is a mandatory setting as this runtime will be the default one
 # and will also be used for untrusted container workloads if
 # runtime_untrusted_workload is not set.
-{% if ansible_os_family == "ClearLinux" %}
+{% if ansible_os_family == "ClearLinux" or ansible_os_family == "RedHat" %}
 runtime = "/usr/bin/runc"
 {% else %}
 runtime = "/usr/sbin/runc"