diff --git a/runtime/v2/binary.go b/runtime/v2/binary.go
index 437334913..99e8ab485 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/binary.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/binary.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (b *binary) Start(ctx context.Context, opts *types.Any, onClose func()) (_
 		f.Close()
 	}
 	// Save runtime binary path for restore.
-	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(b.bundle.Path, "runtime"), []byte(b.runtime), 0600); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(b.bundle.Path, "shim-binary-path"), []byte(b.runtime), 0600); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	client := ttrpc.NewClient(conn, ttrpc.WithOnClose(onCloseWithShimLog))
diff --git a/runtime/v2/shim_load.go b/runtime/v2/shim_load.go
index 569cb24a1..afd2dfb4f 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/shim_load.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/shim_load.go
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ func (m *ShimManager) loadShims(ctx context.Context) error {
 			runtime string
 		)
 
-		// If we're on 1.6+ and specified custom path to the runtime binary, path will be saved in 'runtime' file.
-		if data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(bundle.Path, "runtime")); err == nil {
+		// If we're on 1.6+ and specified custom path to the runtime binary, path will be saved in 'shim-binary-path' file.
+		if data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(bundle.Path, "shim-binary-path")); err == nil {
 			runtime = string(data)
 		} else if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			log.G(ctx).WithError(err).Error("failed to read `runtime` path from bundle")