diff --git a/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/aws/master/units/kubelet.service b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/aws/master/units/kubelet.service
index 039551997d..25731a8f9b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/aws/master/units/kubelet.service
+++ b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/aws/master/units/kubelet.service
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ contents: |
         --rotate-certificates \
         --serialize-image-pulls=false \
         --container-runtime=remote \
-        --container-runtime-endpoint=unix:///var/run/crio/crio.sock \
+        --container-runtime-endpoint=/var/run/crio/crio.sock \
         --runtime-request-timeout=${KUBELET_RUNTIME_REQUEST_TIMEOUT} \
         --lock-file=/var/run/lock/kubelet.lock \
         --exit-on-lock-contention \
diff --git a/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/aws/worker/units/kubelet.service b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/aws/worker/units/kubelet.service
index ba2ce5fbb4..603dc8292c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/aws/worker/units/kubelet.service
+++ b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/aws/worker/units/kubelet.service
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ contents: |
         --rotate-certificates \
         --serialize-image-pulls=false \
         --container-runtime=remote \
-        --container-runtime-endpoint=unix:///var/run/crio/crio.sock \
+        --container-runtime-endpoint=/var/run/crio/crio.sock \
         --runtime-request-timeout=${KUBELET_RUNTIME_REQUEST_TIMEOUT} \
         --lock-file=/var/run/lock/kubelet.lock \
         --exit-on-lock-contention \
diff --git a/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/libvirt/master/units/kubelet.service b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/libvirt/master/units/kubelet.service
index dd633c12e3..7b1d35cda6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/libvirt/master/units/kubelet.service
+++ b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/libvirt/master/units/kubelet.service
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ contents: |
         --rotate-certificates \
         --serialize-image-pulls=false \
         --container-runtime=remote \
-        --container-runtime-endpoint=unix:///var/run/crio/crio.sock \
+        --container-runtime-endpoint=/var/run/crio/crio.sock \
         --runtime-request-timeout=${KUBELET_RUNTIME_REQUEST_TIMEOUT} \
         --lock-file=/var/run/lock/kubelet.lock \
         --exit-on-lock-contention \
diff --git a/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/libvirt/worker/units/kubelet.service b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/libvirt/worker/units/kubelet.service
index 29292b37b8..08b66f187e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/libvirt/worker/units/kubelet.service
+++ b/pkg/controller/template/test_data/templates/libvirt/worker/units/kubelet.service
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ contents: |
         --rotate-certificates \
         --serialize-image-pulls=false \
         --container-runtime=remote \
-        --container-runtime-endpoint=unix:///var/run/crio/crio.sock \
+        --container-runtime-endpoint=/var/run/crio/crio.sock \
         --runtime-request-timeout=${KUBELET_RUNTIME_REQUEST_TIMEOUT} \
         --lock-file=/var/run/lock/kubelet.lock \
         --exit-on-lock-contention \
diff --git a/templates/_base/master/units/kubelet.yaml b/templates/_base/master/units/kubelet.yaml
index d8c27bf05d..07a66f08b6 100644
--- a/templates/_base/master/units/kubelet.yaml
+++ b/templates/_base/master/units/kubelet.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ contents: |
         --rotate-certificates \
         --serialize-image-pulls=false \
         --container-runtime=remote \
-        --container-runtime-endpoint=unix:///var/run/crio/crio.sock \
+        --container-runtime-endpoint=/var/run/crio/crio.sock \
         --runtime-request-timeout=${KUBELET_RUNTIME_REQUEST_TIMEOUT} \
         --lock-file=/var/run/lock/kubelet.lock \
         --exit-on-lock-contention \
diff --git a/templates/_base/worker/units/kubelet.yaml b/templates/_base/worker/units/kubelet.yaml
index 4ded9aa0e5..7100ba608b 100644
--- a/templates/_base/worker/units/kubelet.yaml
+++ b/templates/_base/worker/units/kubelet.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ contents: |
         --rotate-certificates \
         --serialize-image-pulls=false \
         --container-runtime=remote \
-        --container-runtime-endpoint=unix:///var/run/crio/crio.sock \
+        --container-runtime-endpoint=/var/run/crio/crio.sock \
         --runtime-request-timeout=${KUBELET_RUNTIME_REQUEST_TIMEOUT} \
         --lock-file=/var/run/lock/kubelet.lock \
         --exit-on-lock-contention \