diff --git a/Protobuild.toml b/Protobuild.toml
index f19efaed1..3349a55f0 100644
--- a/Protobuild.toml
+++ b/Protobuild.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ plugins = ["fieldpath"] # disable grpc for this package
 
 [[overrides]]
 # enable ttrpc and disable fieldpath and grpc for the shim
-prefixes = ["github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1"]
+prefixes = ["github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/v1"]
 plugins = ["ttrpc"]
 
 # Aggregrate the API descriptors to lock down API changes.
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ ignore_files = [
 
 # Lock down runc config
 [[descriptors]]
-prefix = "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes"
-target = "linux/runctypes/next.pb.txt"
+prefix = "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes"
+target = "runtime/linux/runctypes/next.pb.txt"
 ignore_files = [
 	"google/protobuf/descriptor.proto",
 	"gogoproto/gogo.proto"
diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim/main_unix.go b/cmd/containerd-shim/main_unix.go
index e51bedfeb..c0ef42f1e 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim/main_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-shim/main_unix.go
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/proc"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim"
-	shimapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/proc"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim"
+	shimapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl"
 	ptypes "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_darwin.go b/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_darwin.go
index 00ef67023..c8f0f3c89 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_darwin.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_darwin.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim"
 	runc "github.com/containerd/go-runc"
 	"github.com/stevvooe/ttrpc"
 )
diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_linux.go b/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_linux.go
index 4e17bb8ab..99aa29add 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_linux.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_linux.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim"
 	runc "github.com/containerd/go-runc"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/system"
 	"github.com/stevvooe/ttrpc"
diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_unix.go b/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_unix.go
index 5c0ec1407..7b98504a6 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_unix.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim"
 	runc "github.com/containerd/go-runc"
 	"github.com/stevvooe/ttrpc"
 )
diff --git a/cmd/containerd/builtins_linux.go b/cmd/containerd/builtins_linux.go
index cf84abe65..8f3e95c96 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd/builtins_linux.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd/builtins_linux.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	_ "github.com/containerd/aufs"
-	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/metrics/cgroups"
+	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots/native"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots/overlay"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/zfs"
diff --git a/cmd/ctr/commands/shim/shim.go b/cmd/ctr/commands/shim/shim.go
index 988299e03..e9e261bc3 100644
--- a/cmd/ctr/commands/shim/shim.go
+++ b/cmd/ctr/commands/shim/shim.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/console"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/cmd/ctr/commands"
-	shim "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1"
+	shim "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl"
 	ptypes "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
diff --git a/container_linux_test.go b/container_linux_test.go
index 25f2d47ce..bcec0a90e 100644
--- a/container_linux_test.go
+++ b/container_linux_test.go
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/cio"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/containers"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/oci"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes"
 	specs "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
diff --git a/container_opts_unix.go b/container_opts_unix.go
index 8ae955113..743688895 100644
--- a/container_opts_unix.go
+++ b/container_opts_unix.go
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/content"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/images"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/mount"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes"
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	protobuf "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
diff --git a/metrics/cgroups/cgroups.go b/metrics/cgroups/cgroups.go
index 86a2b8e8d..14ceca0cb 100644
--- a/metrics/cgroups/cgroups.go
+++ b/metrics/cgroups/cgroups.go
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/cgroups"
 	eventstypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/events"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux"
 	metrics "github.com/docker/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
diff --git a/linux/bundle.go b/runtime/linux/bundle.go
similarity index 96%
rename from linux/bundle.go
rename to runtime/linux/bundle.go
index e87457131..8aef5a97a 100644
--- a/linux/bundle.go
+++ b/runtime/linux/bundle.go
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events/exchange"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/client"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/client"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
diff --git a/linux/proc/deleted_state.go b/runtime/linux/proc/deleted_state.go
similarity index 100%
rename from linux/proc/deleted_state.go
rename to runtime/linux/proc/deleted_state.go
diff --git a/linux/proc/exec.go b/runtime/linux/proc/exec.go
similarity index 100%
rename from linux/proc/exec.go
rename to runtime/linux/proc/exec.go
diff --git a/linux/proc/exec_state.go b/runtime/linux/proc/exec_state.go
similarity index 100%
rename from linux/proc/exec_state.go
rename to runtime/linux/proc/exec_state.go
diff --git a/linux/proc/init.go b/runtime/linux/proc/init.go
similarity index 99%
rename from linux/proc/init.go
rename to runtime/linux/proc/init.go
index 82f9ebdf2..ed7f9066d 100644
--- a/linux/proc/init.go
+++ b/runtime/linux/proc/init.go
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/console"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/mount"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes"
 	"github.com/containerd/fifo"
 	runc "github.com/containerd/go-runc"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl"
diff --git a/linux/proc/init_state.go b/runtime/linux/proc/init_state.go
similarity index 100%
rename from linux/proc/init_state.go
rename to runtime/linux/proc/init_state.go
diff --git a/linux/proc/io.go b/runtime/linux/proc/io.go
similarity index 100%
rename from linux/proc/io.go
rename to runtime/linux/proc/io.go
diff --git a/linux/proc/process.go b/runtime/linux/proc/process.go
similarity index 100%
rename from linux/proc/process.go
rename to runtime/linux/proc/process.go
diff --git a/linux/proc/types.go b/runtime/linux/proc/types.go
similarity index 100%
rename from linux/proc/types.go
rename to runtime/linux/proc/types.go
diff --git a/linux/proc/utils.go b/runtime/linux/proc/utils.go
similarity index 100%
rename from linux/proc/utils.go
rename to runtime/linux/proc/utils.go
diff --git a/linux/process.go b/runtime/linux/process.go
similarity index 98%
rename from linux/process.go
rename to runtime/linux/process.go
index 0790d8a52..bb81dbccf 100644
--- a/linux/process.go
+++ b/runtime/linux/process.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import (
 	eventstypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/events"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types/task"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
-	shim "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
+	shim "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/stevvooe/ttrpc"
 )
diff --git a/linux/runctypes/1.0.pb.txt b/runtime/linux/runctypes/1.0.pb.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from linux/runctypes/1.0.pb.txt
rename to runtime/linux/runctypes/1.0.pb.txt
diff --git a/runtime/linux/runctypes/doc.go b/runtime/linux/runctypes/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d074c534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/linux/runctypes/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+   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 runctypes
diff --git a/linux/runctypes/next.pb.txt b/runtime/linux/runctypes/next.pb.txt
similarity index 95%
rename from linux/runctypes/next.pb.txt
rename to runtime/linux/runctypes/next.pb.txt
index 05f41fada..710815c3d 100755
--- a/linux/runctypes/next.pb.txt
+++ b/runtime/linux/runctypes/next.pb.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 file {
-  name: "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes/runc.proto"
+  name: "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes/runc.proto"
   package: "containerd.linux.runc"
   dependency: "gogoproto/gogo.proto"
   message_type {
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ file {
     }
   }
   options {
-    go_package: "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes;runctypes"
+    go_package: "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes;runctypes"
   }
   weak_dependency: 0
   syntax: "proto3"
diff --git a/linux/runctypes/runc.pb.go b/runtime/linux/runctypes/runc.pb.go
similarity index 90%
rename from linux/runctypes/runc.pb.go
rename to runtime/linux/runctypes/runc.pb.go
index 00a27bf06..c13d23359 100644
--- a/linux/runctypes/runc.pb.go
+++ b/runtime/linux/runctypes/runc.pb.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // Code generated by protoc-gen-gogo. DO NOT EDIT.
-// source: github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes/runc.proto
+// source: github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes/runc.proto
 
 /*
 	Package runctypes is a generated protocol buffer package.
 
 	It is generated from these files:
-		github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes/runc.proto
+		github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes/runc.proto
 
 	It has these top-level messages:
 		RuncOptions
@@ -1408,43 +1408,43 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	proto.RegisterFile("github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes/runc.proto", fileDescriptorRunc)
+	proto.RegisterFile("github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes/runc.proto", fileDescriptorRunc)
 }
 
 var fileDescriptorRunc = []byte{
-	// 540 bytes of a gzipped FileDescriptorProto
+	// 541 bytes of a gzipped FileDescriptorProto
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 }
diff --git a/linux/runctypes/runc.proto b/runtime/linux/runctypes/runc.proto
similarity index 89%
rename from linux/runctypes/runc.proto
rename to runtime/linux/runctypes/runc.proto
index a73b1cafa..ddd3f8d11 100644
--- a/linux/runctypes/runc.proto
+++ b/runtime/linux/runctypes/runc.proto
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package containerd.linux.runc;
 
 import weak "gogoproto/gogo.proto";
 
-option go_package = "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes;runctypes";
+option go_package = "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes;runctypes";
 
 message RuncOptions {
 	string runtime = 1;
diff --git a/linux/runtime.go b/runtime/linux/runtime.go
similarity index 98%
rename from linux/runtime.go
rename to runtime/linux/runtime.go
index 26dedbfa9..5bbd173c6 100644
--- a/linux/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime/linux/runtime.go
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events/exchange"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/identifiers"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/proc"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes"
-	shim "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/metadata"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/mount"
@@ -43,6 +40,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/proc"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes"
+	shim "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/v1"
 	runc "github.com/containerd/go-runc"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl"
 	ptypes "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
diff --git a/linux/shim/client/client.go b/runtime/linux/shim/client/client.go
similarity index 98%
rename from linux/shim/client/client.go
rename to runtime/linux/shim/client/client.go
index f779d071f..c69cca362 100644
--- a/linux/shim/client/client.go
+++ b/runtime/linux/shim/client/client.go
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stevvooe/ttrpc"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim"
-	shimapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/log"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim"
+	shimapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/sys"
 	ptypes "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 )
diff --git a/linux/shim/client/client_linux.go b/runtime/linux/shim/client/client_linux.go
similarity index 100%
rename from linux/shim/client/client_linux.go
rename to runtime/linux/shim/client/client_linux.go
diff --git a/linux/shim/client/client_unix.go b/runtime/linux/shim/client/client_unix.go
similarity index 100%
rename from linux/shim/client/client_unix.go
rename to runtime/linux/shim/client/client_unix.go
diff --git a/linux/shim/local.go b/runtime/linux/shim/local.go
similarity index 98%
rename from linux/shim/local.go
rename to runtime/linux/shim/local.go
index 1600ef6f1..7f2a6d0ef 100644
--- a/linux/shim/local.go
+++ b/runtime/linux/shim/local.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	shimapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/mount"
+	shimapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/v1"
 	ptypes "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 )
 
diff --git a/linux/shim/reaper.go b/runtime/linux/shim/reaper.go
similarity index 100%
rename from linux/shim/reaper.go
rename to runtime/linux/shim/reaper.go
diff --git a/linux/shim/service.go b/runtime/linux/shim/service.go
similarity index 98%
rename from linux/shim/service.go
rename to runtime/linux/shim/service.go
index 02ac59ef5..7e2e5365c 100644
--- a/linux/shim/service.go
+++ b/runtime/linux/shim/service.go
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types/task"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/proc"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes"
-	shimapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/proc"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes"
+	shimapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/v1"
 	runc "github.com/containerd/go-runc"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl"
 	ptypes "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
diff --git a/linux/shim/service_linux.go b/runtime/linux/shim/service_linux.go
similarity index 100%
rename from linux/shim/service_linux.go
rename to runtime/linux/shim/service_linux.go
diff --git a/linux/shim/service_unix.go b/runtime/linux/shim/service_unix.go
similarity index 100%
rename from linux/shim/service_unix.go
rename to runtime/linux/shim/service_unix.go
diff --git a/runtime/linux/shim/v1/doc.go b/runtime/linux/shim/v1/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55bfe47d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/linux/shim/v1/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+   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 shim
diff --git a/linux/shim/v1/shim.pb.go b/runtime/linux/shim/v1/shim.pb.go
similarity index 93%
rename from linux/shim/v1/shim.pb.go
rename to runtime/linux/shim/v1/shim.pb.go
index 2f39e6a78..fb492e257 100644
--- a/linux/shim/v1/shim.pb.go
+++ b/runtime/linux/shim/v1/shim.pb.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // Code generated by protoc-gen-gogo. DO NOT EDIT.
-// source: github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1/shim.proto
+// source: github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/v1/shim.proto
 
 /*
 	Package shim is a generated protocol buffer package.
 
 	It is generated from these files:
-		github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1/shim.proto
+		github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/v1/shim.proto
 
 	It has these top-level messages:
 		CreateTaskRequest
@@ -4352,80 +4352,80 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	proto.RegisterFile("github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1/shim.proto", fileDescriptorShim)
+	proto.RegisterFile("github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/v1/shim.proto", fileDescriptorShim)
 }
 
 var fileDescriptorShim = []byte{
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diff --git a/linux/shim/v1/shim.proto b/runtime/linux/shim/v1/shim.proto
similarity index 97%
rename from linux/shim/v1/shim.proto
rename to runtime/linux/shim/v1/shim.proto
index 6de8f1382..fb748f71e 100644
--- a/linux/shim/v1/shim.proto
+++ b/runtime/linux/shim/v1/shim.proto
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto";
 import "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types/mount.proto";
 import "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types/task/task.proto";
 
-option go_package = "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1;shim";
+option go_package = "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/v1;shim";
 
 // Shim service is launched for each container and is responsible for owning the IO
 // for the container and its additional processes.  The shim is also the parent of
diff --git a/linux/task.go b/runtime/linux/task.go
similarity index 98%
rename from linux/task.go
rename to runtime/linux/task.go
index eca82fbbd..bb5d8c0de 100644
--- a/linux/task.go
+++ b/runtime/linux/task.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events/exchange"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/identifiers"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/client"
-	shim "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/client"
+	shim "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/shim/v1"
 	runc "github.com/containerd/go-runc"
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
diff --git a/task_opts.go b/task_opts.go
index 495d4225b..6f2897726 100644
--- a/task_opts.go
+++ b/task_opts.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/mount"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes"
 )
 
 // NewTaskOpts allows the caller to set options on a new task
diff --git a/task_opts_linux.go b/task_opts_linux.go
index dab72808a..551cb996c 100644
--- a/task_opts_linux.go
+++ b/task_opts_linux.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 )
 
diff --git a/task_opts_linux_test.go b/task_opts_linux_test.go
index cc640228d..25df57ba2 100644
--- a/task_opts_linux_test.go
+++ b/task_opts_linux_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runctypes"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes"
 )
 
 func TestWithNoNewKeyringAddsNoNewKeyringToOptions(t *testing.T) {