diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/remote_image.go b/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/remote_image.go
index c2db917b559..945bab42bf7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/remote_image.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/remote_image.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func NewRemoteImageService(endpoint string, connectionTimeout time.Duration, tp
 	var dialOpts []grpc.DialOption
 	dialOpts = append(dialOpts,
 		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
+		grpc.WithAuthority("localhost"),
 		grpc.WithContextDialer(dialer),
 		grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions(grpc.MaxCallRecvMsgSize(maxMsgSize)))
 	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.KubeletTracing) {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/remote_runtime.go b/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/remote_runtime.go
index ee24276647f..2356c9985eb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/remote_runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/remote_runtime.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ func NewRemoteRuntimeService(endpoint string, connectionTimeout time.Duration, t
 	var dialOpts []grpc.DialOption
 	dialOpts = append(dialOpts,
 		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
+		grpc.WithAuthority("localhost"),
 		grpc.WithContextDialer(dialer),
 		grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions(grpc.MaxCallRecvMsgSize(maxMsgSize)))
 	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.KubeletTracing) {