diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha2/defaults.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha2/defaults.go
index 48b32c0b986..73225f6c6c5 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha2/defaults.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha2/defaults.go
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ const (
 	DefaultImageRepository = "k8s.gcr.io"
 	// DefaultManifestsDir defines default manifests directory
 	DefaultManifestsDir = "/etc/kubernetes/manifests"
-	// DefaultCRISocket defines the default cri socket
-	DefaultCRISocket = "/var/run/dockershim.sock"
 	// DefaultClusterName defines the default cluster name
 	DefaultClusterName = "kubernetes"
 
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha2/defaults_unix.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha2/defaults_unix.go
index 7dbc7f21aea..0c5ee1035a7 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha2/defaults_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha2/defaults_unix.go
@@ -18,5 +18,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package v1alpha2
 
-// DefaultCACertPath defines default location of CA certificate on Linux
-const DefaultCACertPath = "/etc/kubernetes/pki/ca.crt"
+const (
+	// DefaultCACertPath defines default location of CA certificate on Linux
+	DefaultCACertPath = "/etc/kubernetes/pki/ca.crt"
+	// DefaultCRISocket defines the default cri socket
+	DefaultCRISocket = "/var/run/dockershim.sock"
+)
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha2/defaults_windows.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha2/defaults_windows.go
index bbbb4627238..779dd5290c3 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha2/defaults_windows.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha2/defaults_windows.go
@@ -18,5 +18,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package v1alpha2
 
-// DefaultCACertPath defines default location of CA certificate on Windows
-const DefaultCACertPath = "C:/etc/kubernetes/pki/ca.crt"
+const (
+	// DefaultCACertPath defines default location of CA certificate on Windows
+	DefaultCACertPath = "C:/etc/kubernetes/pki/ca.crt"
+	// DefaultCRISocket defines the default cri socket
+	DefaultCRISocket = "tcp://localhost:2375"
+)
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha3/defaults.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha3/defaults.go
index e7921a3544c..da1ff468458 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha3/defaults.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha3/defaults.go
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ const (
 	DefaultImageRepository = "k8s.gcr.io"
 	// DefaultManifestsDir defines default manifests directory
 	DefaultManifestsDir = "/etc/kubernetes/manifests"
-	// DefaultCRISocket defines the default cri socket
-	DefaultCRISocket = "/var/run/dockershim.sock"
 	// DefaultClusterName defines the default cluster name
 	DefaultClusterName = "kubernetes"
 
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha3/defaults_unix.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha3/defaults_unix.go
index 8aab5c6ed9d..8a8962872fd 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha3/defaults_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha3/defaults_unix.go
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package v1alpha3
 
-// DefaultCACertPath defines default location of CA certificate on Linux
-const DefaultCACertPath = "/etc/kubernetes/pki/ca.crt"
-
-// DefaultSocketUrlScheme defines default socket url prefix
-const DefaultUrlScheme = "unix"
+const (
+	// DefaultCACertPath defines default location of CA certificate on Linux
+	DefaultCACertPath = "/etc/kubernetes/pki/ca.crt"
+	// DefaultSocketUrlScheme defines default socket url prefix
+	DefaultUrlScheme = "unix"
+	// DefaultCRISocket defines the default cri socket
+	DefaultCRISocket = "/var/run/dockershim.sock"
+)
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha3/defaults_windows.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha3/defaults_windows.go
index 76562023489..d5cc345403e 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha3/defaults_windows.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1alpha3/defaults_windows.go
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package v1alpha3
 
-// DefaultCACertPath defines default location of CA certificate on Windows
-const DefaultCACertPath = "C:/etc/kubernetes/pki/ca.crt"
-
-// DefaultSocketUrlScheme defines default socket url prefix
-const DefaultUrlScheme = "tcp"
+const (
+	// DefaultCACertPath defines default location of CA certificate on Windows
+	DefaultCACertPath = "C:/etc/kubernetes/pki/ca.crt"
+	// DefaultSocketUrlScheme defines default socket url prefix
+	DefaultUrlScheme = "tcp"
+	// DefaultCRISocket defines the default cri socket
+	DefaultCRISocket = "tcp://localhost:2375"
+)