diff --git a/runtime/v1/shim/service.go b/runtime/v1/shim/service.go
index 4d2578ad0..af4ffe1e9 100644
--- a/runtime/v1/shim/service.go
+++ b/runtime/v1/shim/service.go
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ func shouldKillAllOnExit(bundlePath string) (bool, error) {
 
 	if bundleSpec.Linux != nil {
 		for _, ns := range bundleSpec.Linux.Namespaces {
-			if ns.Type == specs.PIDNamespace {
+			if ns.Type == specs.PIDNamespace && ns.Path == "" {
 				return false, nil
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/runtime/v2/runc/v2/service.go b/runtime/v2/runc/v2/service.go
index dd88954d5..9fc2d1b9d 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/runc/v2/service.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/runc/v2/service.go
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ func shouldKillAllOnExit(bundlePath string) (bool, error) {
 
 	if bundleSpec.Linux != nil {
 		for _, ns := range bundleSpec.Linux.Namespaces {
-			if ns.Type == specs.PIDNamespace {
+			if ns.Type == specs.PIDNamespace && ns.Path == "" {
 				return false, nil
 			}
 		}