diff --git a/checkpoint.go b/checkpoint.go
index bf773a9ba08..4990f12b1d9 100644
--- a/checkpoint.go
+++ b/checkpoint.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 
-	criu "github.com/checkpoint-restore/go-criu/v5/rpc"
+	criurpc "github.com/checkpoint-restore/go-criu/v5/rpc"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/userns"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ func setManageCgroupsMode(context *cli.Context, options *libcontainer.CriuOpts)
 	if cgOpt := context.String("manage-cgroups-mode"); cgOpt != "" {
 		switch cgOpt {
 		case "soft":
-			options.ManageCgroupsMode = criu.CriuCgMode_SOFT
+			options.ManageCgroupsMode = criurpc.CriuCgMode_SOFT
 		case "full":
-			options.ManageCgroupsMode = criu.CriuCgMode_FULL
+			options.ManageCgroupsMode = criurpc.CriuCgMode_FULL
 		case "strict":
-			options.ManageCgroupsMode = criu.CriuCgMode_STRICT
+			options.ManageCgroupsMode = criurpc.CriuCgMode_STRICT
 		default:
 			fatal(errors.New("Invalid manage cgroups mode"))
 		}
diff --git a/libcontainer/criu_opts_linux.go b/libcontainer/criu_opts_linux.go
index 001c5399c72..9323c1f0c10 100644
--- a/libcontainer/criu_opts_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/criu_opts_linux.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package libcontainer
 
-import criu "github.com/checkpoint-restore/go-criu/v5/rpc"
+import criurpc "github.com/checkpoint-restore/go-criu/v5/rpc"
 
 type CriuPageServerInfo struct {
 	Address string // IP address of CRIU page server
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type CriuOpts struct {
 	PreDump                 bool               // call criu predump to perform iterative checkpoint
 	PageServer              CriuPageServerInfo // allow to dump to criu page server
 	VethPairs               []VethPairName     // pass the veth to criu when restore
-	ManageCgroupsMode       criu.CriuCgMode    // dump or restore cgroup mode
+	ManageCgroupsMode       criurpc.CriuCgMode // dump or restore cgroup mode
 	EmptyNs                 uint32             // don't c/r properties for namespace from this mask
 	AutoDedup               bool               // auto deduplication for incremental dumps
 	LazyPages               bool               // restore memory pages lazily using userfaultfd