diff --git a/recipes-containers/containerd/containerd-opencontainers_git.bb b/recipes-containers/containerd/containerd-opencontainers_git.bb
index 83177094..2071fdc6 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/containerd/containerd-opencontainers_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/containerd/containerd-opencontainers_git.bb
@@ -98,6 +98,6 @@ INSANE_SKIP:${PN} += "ldflags already-stripped"
 
 COMPATIBLE_HOST = "^(?!(qemu)?mips).*"
 
-RDEPENDS:${BPN} += " virtual-runc"
+RDEPENDS:${BPN} += " ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_runtime}"
 
 CVE_PRODUCT = "containerd"
diff --git a/recipes-containers/cri-o/cri-o_git.bb b/recipes-containers/cri-o/cri-o_git.bb
index 2ae3303c..0121b2f7 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/cri-o/cri-o_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/cri-o/cri-o_git.bb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[selinux] = ",,libselinux"
 
 PACKAGES =+ "${PN}-config"
 
-RDEPENDS:${PN} += " virtual-containerd virtual-runc"
+RDEPENDS:${PN} += " virtual-containerd ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_runtime}"
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += " e2fsprogs-mke2fs conmon util-linux iptables conntrack-tools"
 
 inherit systemd
diff --git a/recipes-containers/docker/docker.inc b/recipes-containers/docker/docker.inc
index 2487456e..4a4bc4f6 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/docker/docker.inc
+++ b/recipes-containers/docker/docker.inc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN} = "util-linux util-linux-unshare iptables \
                   bridge-utils \
                   ca-certificates \
                  "
-RDEPENDS:${PN} += "virtual-containerd virtual-runc"
+RDEPENDS:${PN} += "virtual-containerd ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_runtime}"
 
 RRECOMMENDS:${PN} = "kernel-module-dm-thin-pool kernel-module-nf-nat kernel-module-nf-conntrack-netlink kernel-module-xt-addrtype kernel-module-xt-masquerade"