diff --git a/src/runtime/containerd-shim-v2/create.go b/src/runtime/containerd-shim-v2/create.go
index 8aec769fe2..7e9e20ae7c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/containerd-shim-v2/create.go
+++ b/src/runtime/containerd-shim-v2/create.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	crioption "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/runtimeoptions/v1"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/options"
+	oldcrioption "github.com/containerd/cri-containerd/pkg/api/runtimeoptions/v1"
 
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katautils"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/katatrace"
@@ -188,6 +189,16 @@ func loadRuntimeConfig(s *service, r *taskAPI.CreateTaskRequest, anno map[string
 		// and we'll ignore it.
 		if ok {
 			configPath = option.ConfigPath
+		} else {
+			// Some versions of containerd, such as 1.4.3, and 1.4.4
+			// still rely on the runtime options coming from
+			// github.com/containerd/cri-containerd/pkg/api/runtimeoptions/v1
+			// Knowing that, instead of breaking compatibility with such
+			// versions, let's work this around on our side
+			oldOption, ok := v.(*oldcrioption.Options)
+			if ok {
+				configPath = oldOption.ConfigPath
+			}
 		}
 	}