diff --git a/pkg/templates/kubernetesconfigs/kubelet.go b/pkg/templates/kubernetesconfigs/kubelet.go
index 706c85139..e7f289d68 100644
--- a/pkg/templates/kubernetesconfigs/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/templates/kubernetesconfigs/kubelet.go
@@ -79,5 +79,5 @@ func NewKubeletConfiguration(cluster *kubeoneapi.KubeOneCluster, featureGates ma
 		kubeletConfig.ClusterDNS = []string{resources.NodeLocalDNSVirtualIP}
 	}
 
-	return dropFields(kubeletConfig, []string{"logging"})
+	return dropFields(kubeletConfig, []string{"logging"}, []string{"containerRuntimeEndpoint"})
 }