diff --git a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2 b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
index b7de5e66d..33abfe828 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ 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" %}
 runtime = "/usr/bin/runc"
+{% else %}
+runtime = "/usr/sbin/runc"
+{% endif %}
 
 # runtime_untrusted_workload is the OCI compatible runtime used for untrusted
 # container workloads. This is an optional setting, except if