diff --git a/docs/CRI/containerd.md b/docs/CRI/containerd.md
index 9fd03bf2558..1e55e7abc33 100644
--- a/docs/CRI/containerd.md
+++ b/docs/CRI/containerd.md
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ containerd_registries_mirrors:
 ```
 
 containerd falls back to `https://{{ prefix }}` when none of the mirrors have the image.
-This can be changed with the [`server` field](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/blob/main/docs/hosts.md#server-field):
+This can be changed with the [`server` field](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/blob/main/docs/hosts.md#server-field) (this requires `containerd_use_config_path: true`):
 
 ```yaml
+containerd_use_config_path: true
 containerd_registries_mirrors:
   - prefix: docker.io
     mirrors: