diff --git a/cmd/containerd/command/config.go b/cmd/containerd/command/config.go
index f1d590d9f..92b455fc7 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd/command/config.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd/command/config.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/defaults"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/timeout"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services/server"
 	srvconfig "github.com/containerd/containerd/services/server/config"
@@ -113,3 +114,18 @@ var configCommand = cli.Command{
 		},
 	},
 }
+
+func platformAgnosticDefaultConfig() *srvconfig.Config {
+	return &srvconfig.Config{
+		Version: 1,
+		Root:    defaults.DefaultRootDir,
+		State:   defaults.DefaultStateDir,
+		GRPC: srvconfig.GRPCConfig{
+			Address:        defaults.DefaultAddress,
+			MaxRecvMsgSize: defaults.DefaultMaxRecvMsgSize,
+			MaxSendMsgSize: defaults.DefaultMaxSendMsgSize,
+		},
+		DisabledPlugins: []string{},
+		RequiredPlugins: []string{},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/containerd/command/config_linux.go b/cmd/containerd/command/config_linux.go
index 9ed7368d7..df8e856cf 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd/command/config_linux.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd/command/config_linux.go
@@ -17,21 +17,9 @@
 package command
 
 import (
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/defaults"
 	srvconfig "github.com/containerd/containerd/services/server/config"
 )
 
 func defaultConfig() *srvconfig.Config {
-	return &srvconfig.Config{
-		Version: 1,
-		Root:    defaults.DefaultRootDir,
-		State:   defaults.DefaultStateDir,
-		GRPC: srvconfig.GRPCConfig{
-			Address:        defaults.DefaultAddress,
-			MaxRecvMsgSize: defaults.DefaultMaxRecvMsgSize,
-			MaxSendMsgSize: defaults.DefaultMaxSendMsgSize,
-		},
-		DisabledPlugins: []string{},
-		RequiredPlugins: []string{},
-	}
+	return platformAgnosticDefaultConfig()
 }
diff --git a/cmd/containerd/command/config_unsupported.go b/cmd/containerd/command/config_unsupported.go
index 695a7b466..8dc92bc61 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd/command/config_unsupported.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd/command/config_unsupported.go
@@ -24,18 +24,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func defaultConfig() *srvconfig.Config {
-	return &srvconfig.Config{
-		Version: 1,
-		Root:    defaults.DefaultRootDir,
-		State:   defaults.DefaultStateDir,
-		GRPC: srvconfig.GRPCConfig{
-			Address: defaults.DefaultAddress,
-		},
-		Debug: srvconfig.Debug{
-			Level:   "info",
-			Address: defaults.DefaultDebugAddress,
-		},
-		DisabledPlugins: []string{},
-		RequiredPlugins: []string{},
+	cfg := platformAgnosticDefaultConfig()
+	cfg.Debug = srvconfig.Debug{
+		Level:   "info",
+		Address: defaults.DefaultDebugAddress,
 	}
+	return cfg
 }
diff --git a/cmd/containerd/command/config_windows.go b/cmd/containerd/command/config_windows.go
index 9ed7368d7..df8e856cf 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd/command/config_windows.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd/command/config_windows.go
@@ -17,21 +17,9 @@
 package command
 
 import (
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/defaults"
 	srvconfig "github.com/containerd/containerd/services/server/config"
 )
 
 func defaultConfig() *srvconfig.Config {
-	return &srvconfig.Config{
-		Version: 1,
-		Root:    defaults.DefaultRootDir,
-		State:   defaults.DefaultStateDir,
-		GRPC: srvconfig.GRPCConfig{
-			Address:        defaults.DefaultAddress,
-			MaxRecvMsgSize: defaults.DefaultMaxRecvMsgSize,
-			MaxSendMsgSize: defaults.DefaultMaxSendMsgSize,
-		},
-		DisabledPlugins: []string{},
-		RequiredPlugins: []string{},
-	}
+	return platformAgnosticDefaultConfig()
 }