diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index 3a0ce3625d7..4705a389066 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export CONTAINER_RUNTIME=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME:-containerd}
 
 # Set default values with override
 if [[ "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" == "docker" ]]; then
-  export CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT:-unix:///var/run/docker.sock}
+  export CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT:-unix:///var/run/dockershim.sock}
   export CONTAINER_RUNTIME_NAME=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_NAME:-docker}
   export LOAD_IMAGE_COMMAND=${KUBE_LOAD_IMAGE_COMMAND:-}
 elif [[ "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" == "containerd" ]]; then
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 0f9cd3dd353..e6d90055825 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export CONTAINER_RUNTIME=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME:-containerd}
 
 # Set default values with override
 if [[ "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" == "docker" ]]; then
-  export CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT:-unix:///var/run/docker.sock}
+  export CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT:-unix:///var/run/dockershim.sock}
   export CONTAINER_RUNTIME_NAME=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_NAME:-docker}
   export LOAD_IMAGE_COMMAND=${KUBE_LOAD_IMAGE_COMMAND:-}
 elif [[ "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" == "containerd" ]]; then