diff --git a/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile b/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile
index 27df3cdefbba8e9b34ff30f4cc8195954a8060e4..be6bcd25a6934878508a85c77669e5d0f940b1c2 100644
--- a/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ RUN sed -ri 's/UsePAM yes/#UsePAM yes/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 # minikube relies on /etc/hosts for control-plane discovery. This prevents nefarious DNS servers from breaking it.
 RUN sed -ri 's/dns files/files dns/g' /etc/nsswitch.conf
 
+# metacopy breaks crio on certain OS and isn't necessary for minikube
+RUN sed -ri 's/mountopt = "nodev,metacopy=on"/mountopt = "nodev"/g' /etc/containers/storage.conf
+
 EXPOSE 22
 # create docker user for minikube ssh. to match VM using "docker" as username
 RUN adduser --ingroup docker --disabled-password --gecos '' docker