diff --git a/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk b/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
index 343d587907..904fa424b8 100644
--- a/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
+++ b/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ DOCKER_CONTAINERD_SITE = $(call github,containerd,containerd,v$(DOCKER_CONTAINER
 DOCKER_CONTAINERD_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 DOCKER_CONTAINERD_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
-DOCKER_CONTAINERD_WORKSPACE = vendor
 DOCKER_CONTAINERD_GOMOD = github.com/containerd/containerd
 
 DOCKER_CONTAINERD_LDFLAGS = \