diff --git a/pkg/cri/server/container_create.go b/pkg/cri/server/container_create.go
index eab05bf50..9360ba056 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/server/container_create.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/server/container_create.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (c *criService) CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, r *runtime.CreateConta
 
 	log.G(ctx).Debugf("Container %q spec: %#+v", id, spew.NewFormatter(spec))
 
-	snapshotterOpt := snapshots.WithLabels(config.Annotations)
+	snapshotterOpt := snapshots.WithLabels(snapshots.FilterInheritedLabels(config.Annotations))
 	// Set snapshotter before any other options.
 	opts := []containerd.NewContainerOpts{
 		containerd.WithSnapshotter(c.config.ContainerdConfig.Snapshotter),
diff --git a/pkg/cri/server/sandbox_run.go b/pkg/cri/server/sandbox_run.go
index df27bf2e5..909122672 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/server/sandbox_run.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/server/sandbox_run.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (c *criService) RunPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, r *runtime.RunPodSandbox
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to generate runtime options")
 	}
 
-	snapshotterOpt := snapshots.WithLabels(config.Annotations)
+	snapshotterOpt := snapshots.WithLabels(snapshots.FilterInheritedLabels(config.Annotations))
 	opts := []containerd.NewContainerOpts{
 		containerd.WithSnapshotter(c.config.ContainerdConfig.Snapshotter),
 		customopts.WithNewSnapshot(id, containerdImage, snapshotterOpt),