diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/rootless/rootless.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/rootless/rootless.go
index 507549fa2a..dc69f43eb0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/rootless/rootless.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/rootless/rootless.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/containernetworking/plugins/pkg/ns"
-	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/system"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/userns"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func isRootlessFunc() bool {
 		if os.Geteuid() != 0 {
 			return true
 		}
-		if system.RunningInUserNS() {
+		if userns.RunningInUserNS() {
 			return true
 		}
 		SetRootless(false)
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/rootless/rootless_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/rootless/rootless_test.go
index 0933f645a8..2a7f434462 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/rootless/rootless_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/rootless/rootless_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/system"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/userns"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestIsRootless(t *testing.T) {
 	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
 		rootless = true
 	} else {
-		rootless = system.RunningInUserNS()
+		rootless = userns.RunningInUserNS()
 	}
 
 	assert.Equal(rootless, isRootlessFunc())