diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/manager.rs b/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/manager.rs
index 803bf9979e..699990b965 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/manager.rs
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/manager.rs
@@ -192,9 +192,11 @@ impl ContainerManager for VirtContainerManager {
         if req.spec_type_url.is_empty() {
             return Err(anyhow!("invalid type url"));
         }
-        let oci_process: OCIProcess =
+        let mut oci_process: OCIProcess =
             serde_json::from_slice(&req.spec_value).context("serde from slice")?;
 
+        oci_process.set_apparmor_profile(None);
+
         let containers = self.containers.read().await;
         let container_id = &req.process.container_id.container_id;
         let c = containers