diff --git a/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk b/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
index 88e27b5ed4..09e89f1aba 100644
--- a/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
+++ b/package/docker-containerd/docker-containerd.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ DOCKER_CONTAINERD_INSTALL_BINS = containerd containerd-shim
 define DOCKER_CONTAINERD_INSTALL_SYMLINKS
 	ln -fs runc $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/docker-runc
 	ln -fs containerd-shim $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/docker-containerd-shim
+	ln -fs containerd $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/docker-containerd
 endef
 
 DOCKER_CONTAINERD_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += DOCKER_CONTAINERD_INSTALL_SYMLINKS