diff --git a/checkpoint_test.go b/checkpoint_test.go
index 45f0cd18d..272422072 100644
--- a/checkpoint_test.go
+++ b/checkpoint_test.go
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 package containerd
 
 import (
-	"path/filepath"
 	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 
-	tasks "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/tasks/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runcopts"
-	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
-	protobuf "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 )
 
 func TestCheckpointRestore(t *testing.T) {
@@ -68,7 +64,7 @@ func TestCheckpointRestore(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	checkpoint, err := task.Checkpoint(ctx, WithExit)
+	checkpoint, err := task.Checkpoint(ctx, runcopts.WithExit)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
@@ -161,7 +157,7 @@ func TestCheckpointRestoreNewContainer(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	checkpoint, err := task.Checkpoint(ctx, WithExit)
+	checkpoint, err := task.Checkpoint(ctx, runcopts.WithExit)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
@@ -286,25 +282,3 @@ func TestCheckpointLeaveRunning(t *testing.T) {
 
 	<-statusC
 }
-
-func WithExit(r *tasks.CheckpointTaskRequest) error {
-	a, err := marshal(&runcopts.CheckpointOptions{
-		Exit: true,
-	}, "CheckpointOptions")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	r.Options = a
-	return nil
-}
-
-func marshal(m proto.Message, name string) (*protobuf.Any, error) {
-	data, err := proto.Marshal(m)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return &protobuf.Any{
-		TypeUrl: filepath.Join(runcopts.URIBase, name),
-		Value:   data,
-	}, nil
-}
diff --git a/cmd/ctr/checkpoint.go b/cmd/ctr/checkpoint.go
index b259c8fd0..fbed63b44 100644
--- a/cmd/ctr/checkpoint.go
+++ b/cmd/ctr/checkpoint.go
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd"
-	tasks "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/tasks/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runcopts"
-	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
-	protobuf "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
@@ -47,7 +43,7 @@ var checkpointCommand = cli.Command{
 		}
 		var opts []containerd.CheckpointOpts
 		if context.Bool("exit") {
-			opts = append(opts, WithExit)
+			opts = append(opts, runcopts.WithExit)
 		}
 		checkpoint, err := task.Checkpoint(ctx, opts...)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -57,25 +53,3 @@ var checkpointCommand = cli.Command{
 		return nil
 	},
 }
-
-func WithExit(r *tasks.CheckpointTaskRequest) error {
-	a, err := marshal(&runcopts.CheckpointOptions{
-		Exit: true,
-	}, "CheckpointOptions")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	r.Options = a
-	return nil
-}
-
-func marshal(m proto.Message, name string) (*protobuf.Any, error) {
-	data, err := proto.Marshal(m)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return &protobuf.Any{
-		TypeUrl: filepath.Join(runcopts.URIBase, name),
-		Value:   data,
-	}, nil
-}
diff --git a/linux/runcopts/options.go b/linux/runcopts/options.go
index ed98e36a9..86e04739f 100644
--- a/linux/runcopts/options.go
+++ b/linux/runcopts/options.go
@@ -1,3 +1,33 @@
 package runcopts
 
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	tasks "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/tasks/v1"
+	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
+	protobuf "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
+)
+
 const URIBase = "types.containerd.io/linux/runc"
+
+func WithExit(r *tasks.CheckpointTaskRequest) error {
+	a, err := marshal(&CheckpointOptions{
+		Exit: true,
+	}, "CheckpointOptions")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	r.Options = a
+	return nil
+}
+
+func marshal(m proto.Message, name string) (*protobuf.Any, error) {
+	data, err := proto.Marshal(m)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &protobuf.Any{
+		TypeUrl: filepath.Join(URIBase, name),
+		Value:   data,
+	}, nil
+}