diff --git a/roles/container-engine/runc/tasks/main.yml b/roles/container-engine/runc/tasks/main.yml
index 94f97c0baf1..7a8e336c2f7 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/runc/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/runc/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+- name: runc | check if fedora coreos
+  stat:
+    path: /run/ostree-booted
+    get_attributes: no
+    get_checksum: no
+    get_mime: no
+  register: ostree
+
 - name: runc | set is_ostree
   set_fact:
     is_ostree: "{{ ostree.stat.exists }}"