diff --git a/plugins/snapshots/blockfile/blockfile.go b/plugins/snapshots/blockfile/blockfile.go
index 2d44c2d90c..17e22a7071 100644
--- a/plugins/snapshots/blockfile/blockfile.go
+++ b/plugins/snapshots/blockfile/blockfile.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/mount"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/snapshots"
@@ -160,6 +161,10 @@ func NewSnapshotter(root string, opts ...Opt) (snapshots.Snapshotter, error) {
 		config.mountOptions = []string{"loop"}
 	}
 
+	if !slices.Contains(config.mountOptions, "loop") {
+		config.mountOptions = append(config.mountOptions, "loop")
+	}
+
 	ms, err := storage.NewMetaStore(filepath.Join(root, "metadata.db"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err