diff --git a/docs/vars.md b/docs/vars.md
index a63e560b0..56f8ff836 100644
--- a/docs/vars.md
+++ b/docs/vars.md
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Stack](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubespray/blob/master/docs/dns-stack.m
 * *docker_options* - Commonly used to set
   ``--insecure-registry=myregistry.mydomain:5000``
 * *docker_plugins* - This list can be used to define [Docker plugins](https://docs.docker.com/engine/extend/) to install.
-* *containerd_default_runtime* - Sets the default Containerd runtime used by the Kubernetes CRI plugin.
+* *containerd_default_runtime* - If defined, changes the default Containerd runtime used by the Kubernetes CRI plugin.
 * *containerd_additional_runtimes* - Sets the additional Containerd runtimes used by the Kubernetes CRI plugin.
   [Default config](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubespray/blob/master/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml) can be overriden in inventory vars.
 * *http_proxy/https_proxy/no_proxy/no_proxy_exclude_workers/additional_no_proxy* - Proxy variables for deploying behind a
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
index 7ab50b347..76f39581a 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ containerd_state_dir: "/run/containerd"
 containerd_systemd_dir: "/etc/systemd/system/containerd.service.d"
 containerd_oom_score: 0
 
-containerd_default_runtime: "runc"
+# containerd_default_runtime: "runc"
 # containerd_snapshotter: "native"
 
 containerd_runc_runtime: