diff --git a/internal/cri/server/service.go b/internal/cri/server/service.go
index 0cf34cab11..ba462a574d 100644
--- a/internal/cri/server/service.go
+++ b/internal/cri/server/service.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	goruntime "runtime"
 	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -281,7 +282,8 @@ func NewCRIService(options *CRIServiceOptions) (CRIService, runtime.RuntimeServi
 	}
 
 	c.runtimeFeatures = &runtime.RuntimeFeatures{
-		SupplementalGroupsPolicy: true,
+		SupplementalGroupsPolicy:  true,
+		UserNamespacesHostNetwork: goruntime.GOOS == "linux",
 	}
 
 	if c.config.EnableCDI != nil && !*c.config.EnableCDI {