diff --git a/linux/runtime.go b/linux/runtime.go
index e5b474827..95f9242e0 100644
--- a/linux/runtime.go
+++ b/linux/runtime.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) Create(ctx context.Context, id string, opts runtime.CreateOpts
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errdefs.FromGRPC(err)
 	}
-	t, err := newTask(id, namespace, int(cr.Pid), s, r.monitor, r.events)
+	t, err := newTask(id, namespace, int(cr.Pid), s, r.monitor, r.events, proc.NewRunc(ropts.RuntimeRoot, sopts.Bundle, namespace, rt, ropts.CriuPath, ropts.SystemdCgroup))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -410,8 +410,14 @@ func (r *Runtime) loadTasks(ctx context.Context, ns string) ([]*Task, error) {
 			}
 			continue
 		}
+		ropts, err := r.getRuncOptions(ctx, id)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.G(ctx).WithError(err).WithField("id", id).
+				Error("get runtime options")
+			continue
+		}
 
-		t, err := newTask(id, ns, pid, s, r.monitor, r.events)
+		t, err := newTask(id, ns, pid, s, r.monitor, r.events, proc.NewRunc(ropts.RuntimeRoot, bundle.path, ns, ropts.Runtime, ropts.CriuPath, ropts.SystemdCgroup))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.G(ctx).WithError(err).Error("loading task type")
 			continue
@@ -537,5 +543,5 @@ func (r *Runtime) getRuncOptions(ctx context.Context, id string) (*runctypes.Run
 
 		return ropts, nil
 	}
-	return nil, nil
+	return &runcopts.RuncOptions{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/linux/task.go b/linux/task.go
index 11b5032d3..d708cdb84 100644
--- a/linux/task.go
+++ b/linux/task.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/client"
 	shim "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
+	runc "github.com/containerd/go-runc"
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 )
 
@@ -29,9 +30,10 @@ type Task struct {
 	cg        cgroups.Cgroup
 	monitor   runtime.TaskMonitor
 	events    *exchange.Exchange
+	runtime   *runc.Runc
 }
 
-func newTask(id, namespace string, pid int, shim *client.Client, monitor runtime.TaskMonitor, events *exchange.Exchange) (*Task, error) {
+func newTask(id, namespace string, pid int, shim *client.Client, monitor runtime.TaskMonitor, events *exchange.Exchange, runtime *runc.Runc) (*Task, error) {
 	var (
 		err error
 		cg  cgroups.Cgroup
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ func newTask(id, namespace string, pid int, shim *client.Client, monitor runtime
 		cg:        cg,
 		monitor:   monitor,
 		events:    events,
+		runtime:   runtime,
 	}, nil
 }