diff --git a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/templates.go b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/templates.go
index 9881826f2842..5d8a23a8b69d 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/templates.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/templates.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ bootstrapTokens:
   - authentication
 kind: InitConfiguration
 nodeRegistration:
-  criSocket: /var/run/dockershim.sock
+  criSocket: {{if .CRISocket}}{{.CRISocket}}{{else}}/var/run/dockershim.sock{{end}}
   name: {{.NodeName}}
   taints: []
 ---