diff --git a/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk b/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
index c68e3818a8..2eed6e346b 100644
--- a/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
+++ b/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DOCKER_CONTAINERD_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 DOCKER_CONTAINERD_GOMOD = github.com/containerd/containerd
 
 DOCKER_CONTAINERD_LDFLAGS = \
-	-X github.com/docker/containerd.GitCommit=$(DOCKER_CONTAINERD_VERSION)
+	-X $(DOCKER_CONTAINERD_GOMOD)/version.Version=$(DOCKER_CONTAINERD_VERSION)
 
 DOCKER_CONTAINERD_BUILD_TARGETS = cmd/ctr cmd/containerd cmd/containerd-shim