diff --git a/runtime/v1/shim/service.go b/runtime/v1/shim/service.go
index 6e87f052..8967d847 100644
--- a/runtime/v1/shim/service.go
+++ b/runtime/v1/shim/service.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
        "io/ioutil"
        "os"
        "path/filepath"
+       sysruntime "runtime"
        "sync"

        "github.com/containerd/console"
@@ -659,7 +660,11 @@ func newInit(ctx context.Context, path, workDir, runtimeRoot, namespace, criu st
        })
        p.Bundle = r.Bundle
        p.Platform = platform
-       p.Rootfs = rootfs
+       if sysruntime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+               p.Rootfs = filepath.Join(path, "rootfs")
+       } else {
+               p.Rootfs = rootfs
+       }
        p.WorkDir = workDir
        p.IoUID = int(options.IoUid)
        p.IoGID = int(options.IoGid)