diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ee3a108a4..aea15291c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ before_script:
         gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file gcp-secret.json --project=k8s-cri-containerd;
       fi
 
-env:
-    # Travis trusty has disabled apparmor, so disable enable in our test.
-    - CRI_CONTAINERD_FLAGS="--enable-apparmor=false"
-
 jobs:
   include:
     - stage: Build
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d95101bda..c724ac997 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,22 +12,20 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-GO ?= go
-EPOCH_TEST_COMMIT ?= f9e02affccd51702191e5312665a16045ffef8ab
+GO := go
+EPOCH_TEST_COMMIT := f9e02affccd51702191e5312665a16045ffef8ab
 PROJECT := github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-containerd
-BINDIR ?= ${DESTDIR}/usr/local/bin
-BUILD_DIR ?= _output
+BINDIR := ${DESTDIR}/usr/local/bin
+BUILD_DIR := _output
 # VERSION is derived from the current tag for HEAD plus amends. Version is used
 # to set/overide the criContainerdVersion variable in the verison package for
 # cri-containerd.
 VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --dirty)
 # strip the first char of the tag if it's a `v`
 VERSION := $(VERSION:v%=%)
-TARBALL ?= cri-containerd-$(VERSION).tar.gz
-ifdef BUILD_TAGS
-BUILD_TAGS := -tags $(BUILD_TAGS)
-endif
-GO_LDFLAGS := -ldflags '-X $(PROJECT)/pkg/version.criContainerdVersion=$(VERSION)'
+TARBALL := cri-containerd-$(VERSION).tar.gz
+BUILD_TAGS := apparmor
+GO_LDFLAGS := -X $(PROJECT)/pkg/version.criContainerdVersion=$(VERSION)
 SOURCES := $(shell find . -name '*.go')
 
 all: binaries
@@ -71,11 +69,16 @@ boiler:
 
 $(BUILD_DIR)/cri-containerd: $(SOURCES)
 	$(GO) build -o $@ \
-	   $(BUILD_TAGS) $(GO_LDFLAGS) $(GO_GCFLAGS) \
-	   $(PROJECT)/cmd/cri-containerd
+		-tags '$(BUILD_TAGS)' \
+		-ldflags '$(GO_LDFLAGS)' \
+		-gcflags '$(GO_GCFLAGS)' \
+		$(PROJECT)/cmd/cri-containerd
 
 test:
-	go test -timeout=10m -race ./pkg/... $(BUILD_TAGS) $(GO_LDFLAGS) $(GO_GCFLAGS)
+	go test -timeout=10m -race ./pkg/... \
+		-tags '$(BUILD_TAGS)' \
+	        -ldflags '$(GO_LDFLAGS)' \
+		-gcflags '$(GO_GCFLAGS)'
 
 test-cri: binaries
 	@./hack/test-cri.sh
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ clean:
 
 binaries: $(BUILD_DIR)/cri-containerd
 
-static-binaries: GO_LDFLAGS += --ldflags '-extldflags "-fno-PIC -static"'
+static-binaries: GO_LDFLAGS += -extldflags "-fno-PIC -static"
 static-binaries: $(BUILD_DIR)/cri-containerd
 
 install: binaries
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARBALL): $(BUILD_DIR)/cri-containerd hack/versions
 release: $(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARBALL)
 
 push: $(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARBALL)
-	@@BUILD_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR) TARBALL=$(TARBALL) ./hack/push.sh
+	@BUILD_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR) TARBALL=$(TARBALL) ./hack/push.sh
 
 .PHONY: install.deps
 
diff --git a/cmd/cri-containerd/cri_containerd.go b/cmd/cri-containerd/cri_containerd.go
index 8ecc00d09..79e385942 100644
--- a/cmd/cri-containerd/cri_containerd.go
+++ b/cmd/cri-containerd/cri_containerd.go
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
-	if !o.EnableSelinux {
-		selinux.SetDisabled()
-	}
+	validateConfig(o)
 
 	glog.V(2).Infof("Run cri-containerd grpc server on socket %q", o.SocketPath)
 	s, err := server.NewCRIContainerdService(o.Config)
@@ -68,3 +66,13 @@ func main() {
 		glog.Exitf("Failed to run cri-containerd grpc server: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func validateConfig(o *options.CRIContainerdOptions) {
+	if o.EnableSelinux {
+		if !selinux.GetEnabled() {
+			glog.Warning("Selinux is not supported")
+		}
+	} else {
+		selinux.SetDisabled()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/cri-containerd/options/options.go b/cmd/cri-containerd/options/options.go
index d43475090..097e12053 100644
--- a/cmd/cri-containerd/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/cri-containerd/options/options.go
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	CgroupPath string `toml:"cgroup_path"`
 	// EnableSelinux indicates to enable the selinux support.
 	EnableSelinux bool `toml:"enable_selinux"`
-	// EnableAppArmor indicates to enable apparmor support. cri-containerd will
-	// apply default apparmor profile if apparmor is enabled.
-	EnableAppArmor bool `toml:"enable_apparmor"`
 	// SandboxImage is the image used by sandbox container.
 	SandboxImage string `toml:"sandbox_image"`
 }
@@ -114,8 +111,6 @@ func (c *CRIContainerdOptions) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 		"", "The cgroup that cri-containerd is part of. By default cri-containerd is not placed in a cgroup.")
 	fs.BoolVar(&c.EnableSelinux, "enable-selinux",
 		false, "Enable selinux support.")
-	fs.BoolVar(&c.EnableAppArmor, "enable-apparmor",
-		true, "Enable apparmor support. cri-containerd will apply default apparmor profile when apparmor is enabled.")
 	fs.StringVar(&c.SandboxImage, "sandbox-image",
 		"gcr.io/google_containers/pause:3.0", "The image used by sandbox container.")
 	fs.BoolVar(&c.PrintDefaultConfig, "default-config",
diff --git a/pkg/server/container_create.go b/pkg/server/container_create.go
index e25e7052c..3be3d5ca3 100644
--- a/pkg/server/container_create.go
+++ b/pkg/server/container_create.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/mount"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	imagespec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
+	runcapparmor "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/apparmor"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/devices"
 	runtimespec "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools/generate"
@@ -201,8 +202,14 @@ func (c *criContainerdService) CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, r *runtime.C
 		specOpts = append(specOpts, containerd.WithUsername(username))
 	}
 	// Set apparmor profile, (privileged or not) if apparmor is enabled
-	if c.config.EnableAppArmor {
-		appArmorProf := securityContext.GetApparmorProfile()
+	appArmorProf := securityContext.GetApparmorProfile()
+	if !runcapparmor.IsEnabled() {
+		// Should fail loudly if user try to specify apparmor profile
+		// but we don't support it.
+		if appArmorProf != "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("apparmor is not supported")
+		}
+	} else {
 		switch appArmorProf {
 		case runtimeDefault:
 			// TODO (mikebrow): delete created apparmor default profile
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/apparmor/apparmor.go b/vendor/github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/apparmor/apparmor.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82ed1a68a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/apparmor/apparmor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// +build apparmor,linux
+
+package apparmor
+
+// #cgo LDFLAGS: -lapparmor
+// #include <sys/apparmor.h>
+// #include <stdlib.h>
+import "C"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// IsEnabled returns true if apparmor is enabled for the host.
+func IsEnabled() bool {
+	if _, err := os.Stat("/sys/kernel/security/apparmor"); err == nil && os.Getenv("container") == "" {
+		if _, err = os.Stat("/sbin/apparmor_parser"); err == nil {
+			buf, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/sys/module/apparmor/parameters/enabled")
+			return err == nil && len(buf) > 1 && buf[0] == 'Y'
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// ApplyProfile will apply the profile with the specified name to the process after
+// the next exec.
+func ApplyProfile(name string) error {
+	if name == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	cName := C.CString(name)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cName))
+	if _, err := C.aa_change_onexec(cName); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("apparmor failed to apply profile: %s", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/apparmor/apparmor_disabled.go b/vendor/github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/apparmor/apparmor_disabled.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4110cf0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/apparmor/apparmor_disabled.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// +build !apparmor !linux
+
+package apparmor
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+)
+
+var ErrApparmorNotEnabled = errors.New("apparmor: config provided but apparmor not supported")
+
+func IsEnabled() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func ApplyProfile(name string) error {
+	if name != "" {
+		return ErrApparmorNotEnabled
+	}
+	return nil
+}