diff --git a/pkg/apparmor/apparmor.go b/pkg/apparmor/apparmor.go
index ef64e5af6..293f8ba49 100644
--- a/pkg/apparmor/apparmor.go
+++ b/pkg/apparmor/apparmor.go
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 
 package apparmor
 
-// HostSupports returns true if apparmor is enabled for the host, // On non-Linux returns false
-// On Linux returns true if apparmor_parser is enabled, and if we
+// HostSupports returns true if apparmor is enabled for the host:
+//   - On Linux returns true if apparmor is enabled, apparmor_parser is
+//     present, and if we are not running docker-in-docker.
+//   - On non-Linux returns false.
 //
-//	are not running docker-in-docker.
-//
-//	It is a modified version of libcontainer/apparmor.IsEnabled(), which does not
-//	check for apparmor_parser to be present, or if we're running docker-in-docker.
+// This is derived from libcontainer/apparmor.IsEnabled(), with the addition
+// of checks for apparmor_parser to be present and docker-in-docker.
 func HostSupports() bool {
 	return hostSupports()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apparmor/apparmor_linux.go b/pkg/apparmor/apparmor_linux.go
index ab54df8ea..c96de6a26 100644
--- a/pkg/apparmor/apparmor_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/apparmor/apparmor_linux.go
@@ -29,14 +29,16 @@ var (
 // hostSupports returns true if apparmor is enabled for the host, if
 // apparmor_parser is enabled, and if we are not running docker-in-docker.
 //
-// It is a modified version of libcontainer/apparmor.IsEnabled(), which does not
-// check for apparmor_parser to be present, or if we're running docker-in-docker.
+// This is derived from libcontainer/apparmor.IsEnabled(), with the addition
+// of checks for apparmor_parser to be present and docker-in-docker.
 func hostSupports() bool {
 	checkAppArmor.Do(func() {
 		// see https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/blob/0d49470392206f40eaab3b2190a57fe7bb3df458/libcontainer/apparmor/apparmor_linux.go
 		if _, err := os.Stat("/sys/kernel/security/apparmor"); err == nil && os.Getenv("container") == "" {
-			buf, err := os.ReadFile("/sys/module/apparmor/parameters/enabled")
-			appArmorSupported = err == nil && len(buf) > 1 && buf[0] == 'Y'
+			if _, err = os.Stat("/sbin/apparmor_parser"); err == nil {
+				buf, err := os.ReadFile("/sys/module/apparmor/parameters/enabled")
+				appArmorSupported = err == nil && len(buf) > 1 && buf[0] == 'Y'
+			}
 		}
 	})
 	return appArmorSupported