diff --git a/script/test/utils.sh b/script/test/utils.sh
index b49d3ac0e..a516e7031 100755
--- a/script/test/utils.sh
+++ b/script/test/utils.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ version=2
 
 [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri"]
   drain_exec_sync_io_timeout = "10s"
+
+# Userns requires idmap mount support for overlayfs (added in 5.19)
+# Let's opt-in for a recursive chown, so we can always test this even in old distros.
+# Note that if idmap mounts support is present, we will use that, so it is harmless to keep this
+# here.
+[plugins."io.containerd.snapshotter.v1.overlayfs"]
+    slow_chown = true
 EOF
 
   if command -v sestatus >/dev/null 2>&1; then