diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 1b8edc3ea..8d009eb39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ jobs:
       # needs it.
     - name: build docker image
       run: make runcimage
+    - name: smoke test docker image
+      run: make integration TESTPATH=/run.bats
     - name: make releaseall
       run: make releaseall
     - name: upload artifacts
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bfe0a6cba..e70184bd0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ RUN mkdir -p $DYLIB_DIR \
     && /tmp/script/build-libpathrs.sh "$LIBPATHRS_VERSION" $DYLIB_DIR $RELEASE_ARCHES
 ENV LIBPATHRS_VERSION=$LIBPATHRS_VERSION
 
-ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$DYLIB_DIR/lib
+# Use ldconfig rather than LD_LIBRARY_PATH, since runc init does not inherit
+# the environment.
+RUN echo "$DYLIB_DIR/lib" > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/runc-dylibs.conf && ldconfig
 ENV PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$DYLIB_DIR/lib/pkgconfig
 
 # Prevent the "fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository" git complain during build.