diff --git a/contrib/fuzz/cap_fuzzer.go b/contrib/fuzz/cap_fuzzer.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f03a5630e..000000000
--- a/contrib/fuzz/cap_fuzzer.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-//go:build gofuzz
-// +build gofuzz
-
-/*
-   Copyright The containerd Authors.
-   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-   You may obtain a copy of the License at
-       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-   limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package fuzz
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cap"
-)
-
-func FuzzParseProcPIDStatus(data []byte) int {
-	_, _ = cap.ParseProcPIDStatus(bytes.NewReader(data))
-	return 1
-}
diff --git a/contrib/fuzz/oss_fuzz_build.sh b/contrib/fuzz/oss_fuzz_build.sh
index 8257bbfcf..6ab1f4269 100755
--- a/contrib/fuzz/oss_fuzz_build.sh
+++ b/contrib/fuzz/oss_fuzz_build.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ mv $SRC/cmd-containerd-backup $SRC/containerd/cmd/containerd
 mv $SRC/containerd/filters/filter_test.go $SRC/containerd/filters/filter_test_fuzz.go
 go get github.com/AdamKorcz/go-118-fuzz-build/utils
 compile_native_go_fuzzer github.com/containerd/containerd/filters FuzzFiltersParse fuzz_filters_parse
+compile_native_go_fuzzer github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cap FuzzParseProcPIDStatus fuzz_parse_proc_pid_status
 
 compile_go_fuzzer github.com/containerd/containerd/remotes/docker FuzzFetcher fuzz_fetcher
 compile_go_fuzzer github.com/containerd/containerd/remotes/docker FuzzParseDockerRef fuzz_parse_docker_ref
@@ -78,7 +79,6 @@ compile_go_fuzzer github.com/containerd/containerd/contrib/fuzz FuzzImportIndex
 compile_go_fuzzer github.com/containerd/containerd/contrib/fuzz FuzzCSWalk fuzz_cs_walk
 compile_go_fuzzer github.com/containerd/containerd/contrib/fuzz FuzzArchiveExport fuzz_archive_export
 compile_go_fuzzer github.com/containerd/containerd/contrib/fuzz FuzzParseAuth fuzz_parse_auth
-compile_go_fuzzer github.com/containerd/containerd/contrib/fuzz FuzzParseProcPIDStatus fuzz_parse_proc_pid_status
 compile_go_fuzzer github.com/containerd/containerd/contrib/fuzz FuzzImageStore fuzz_image_store
 compile_go_fuzzer github.com/containerd/containerd/contrib/fuzz FuzzLeaseManager fuzz_lease_manager
 compile_go_fuzzer github.com/containerd/containerd/contrib/fuzz FuzzContainerStore fuzz_container_store
diff --git a/pkg/cap/cap_linux_test.go b/pkg/cap/cap_linux_test.go
index 85b380f11..26a9142c7 100644
--- a/pkg/cap/cap_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cap/cap_linux_test.go
@@ -17,12 +17,70 @@
 package cap
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+const procPIDStatus = `Name:   cat
+Umask:  0022
+State:  R (running)
+Tgid:   170065
+Ngid:   0
+Pid:    170065
+PPid:   170064
+TracerPid:      0
+Uid:    0       0       0       0
+Gid:    0       0       0       0
+FDSize: 64
+Groups: 0
+NStgid: 170065
+NSpid:  170065
+NSpgid: 170064
+NSsid:  3784
+VmPeak:     8216 kB
+VmSize:     8216 kB
+VmLck:         0 kB
+VmPin:         0 kB
+VmHWM:       676 kB
+VmRSS:       676 kB
+RssAnon:              72 kB
+RssFile:             604 kB
+RssShmem:              0 kB
+VmData:      324 kB
+VmStk:       132 kB
+VmExe:        20 kB
+VmLib:      1612 kB
+VmPTE:        56 kB
+VmSwap:        0 kB
+HugetlbPages:          0 kB
+CoreDumping:    0
+THP_enabled:    1
+Threads:        1
+SigQ:   0/63692
+SigPnd: 0000000000000000
+ShdPnd: 0000000000000000
+SigBlk: 0000000000000000
+SigIgn: 0000000000000000
+SigCgt: 0000000000000000
+CapInh: 0000000000000000
+CapPrm: 000000ffffffffff
+CapEff: 000000ffffffffff
+CapBnd: 000000ffffffffff
+CapAmb: 0000000000000000
+NoNewPrivs:     0
+Seccomp:        0
+Speculation_Store_Bypass:       thread vulnerable
+Cpus_allowed:   00000000,00000000,00000000,0000000f
+Cpus_allowed_list:      0-3
+Mems_allowed:   00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000001
+Mems_allowed_list:      0
+voluntary_ctxt_switches:        0
+nonvoluntary_ctxt_switches:     0
+`
+
 func TestCapsList(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(t, caps316, 38)
 	assert.Len(t, caps58, 40)
@@ -89,62 +147,6 @@ func TestFromBitmap(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestParseProcPIDStatus(t *testing.T) {
-	procPIDStatus := `Name:   cat
-Umask:  0022
-State:  R (running)
-Tgid:   170065
-Ngid:   0
-Pid:    170065
-PPid:   170064
-TracerPid:      0
-Uid:    0       0       0       0
-Gid:    0       0       0       0
-FDSize: 64
-Groups: 0
-NStgid: 170065
-NSpid:  170065
-NSpgid: 170064
-NSsid:  3784
-VmPeak:     8216 kB
-VmSize:     8216 kB
-VmLck:         0 kB
-VmPin:         0 kB
-VmHWM:       676 kB
-VmRSS:       676 kB
-RssAnon:              72 kB
-RssFile:             604 kB
-RssShmem:              0 kB
-VmData:      324 kB
-VmStk:       132 kB
-VmExe:        20 kB
-VmLib:      1612 kB
-VmPTE:        56 kB
-VmSwap:        0 kB
-HugetlbPages:          0 kB
-CoreDumping:    0
-THP_enabled:    1
-Threads:        1
-SigQ:   0/63692
-SigPnd: 0000000000000000
-ShdPnd: 0000000000000000
-SigBlk: 0000000000000000
-SigIgn: 0000000000000000
-SigCgt: 0000000000000000
-CapInh: 0000000000000000
-CapPrm: 000000ffffffffff
-CapEff: 000000ffffffffff
-CapBnd: 000000ffffffffff
-CapAmb: 0000000000000000
-NoNewPrivs:     0
-Seccomp:        0
-Speculation_Store_Bypass:       thread vulnerable
-Cpus_allowed:   00000000,00000000,00000000,0000000f
-Cpus_allowed_list:      0-3
-Mems_allowed:   00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000001
-Mems_allowed_list:      0
-voluntary_ctxt_switches:        0
-nonvoluntary_ctxt_switches:     0
-`
 	res, err := ParseProcPIDStatus(strings.NewReader(procPIDStatus))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	expected := map[Type]uint64{
@@ -167,3 +169,13 @@ func TestKnown(t *testing.T) {
 	caps := Known()
 	assert.EqualValues(t, caps59, caps)
 }
+
+func FuzzParseProcPIDStatus(f *testing.F) {
+	f.Add(procPIDStatus)
+	f.Fuzz(func(t *testing.T, s string) {
+		result, err := ParseProcPIDStatus(bytes.NewReader([]byte(s)))
+		if err != nil && result != nil {
+			t.Errorf("either %+v or %+v must be nil", result, err)
+		}
+	})
+}