diff --git a/cmd/daemon/containerd.go b/cmd/daemon/containerd.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cf1d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/daemon/containerd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// +build !linux
+
+package daemon
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func Containerd() {
+	logrus.Fatalf("%s only supported on Linux", os.Args[0])
+}
diff --git a/cmd/daemon/containerd_linux.go b/cmd/daemon/containerd_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d14d0c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/daemon/containerd_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package daemon
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+	"k8s.io/klog"
+)
+
+func Containerd() {
+	app := newApp()
+	app.Name = "containerd"
+	app.HelpName = app.Name
+	app.Before = func(clx *cli.Context) error {
+		klog.InitFlags(nil)
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s: %s\n", app.Name, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/daemon/daemon_linux.go b/cmd/daemon/daemon_linux.go
index d85a3e8..78cbf6e 100644
--- a/cmd/daemon/daemon_linux.go
+++ b/cmd/daemon/daemon_linux.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog"
 )
 
-func Command() *cliv2.Command {
+func newApp() *cliv1.App {
 	app := command.App()
 	app.Name = "k3c daemon"
 	app.Usage = "containerd++ (cri, buildkit and k3c)"
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ the backend to support the Docker work-alike frontend of k3c.`
 			Destination: &cri.Config.SandboxImage,
 		},
 	}...)
-	app.Before = func(before cliv1.BeforeFunc) cliv1.BeforeFunc {
+
+	app.Action = func(action interface{}) cliv1.ActionFunc {
 		return func(clx *cliv1.Context) error {
 			// setup env
 			for i := range clx.App.Flags {
@@ -212,13 +213,15 @@ the backend to support the Docker work-alike frontend of k3c.`
 			if err := os.Setenv("PATH", fmt.Sprintf("%s%c%s", os.Getenv("PATH"), os.PathListSeparator, filepath.Join(root, "bin", "aux"))); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if before != nil {
-				return before(clx)
-			}
-			return nil
+			return cliv1.HandleAction(action, clx)
 		}
-	}(app.Before)
+	}(app.Action)
 
+	return app
+}
+
+func Command() *cliv2.Command {
+	app := newApp()
 	return &cliv2.Command{
 		Name:            "daemon",
 		Usage:           "Run the container daemon",
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5226559..9d9d94f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,16 +2,24 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/seed"
+	"github.com/rancher/k3c/cmd/daemon"
 	"github.com/rancher/k3c/pkg/cli/app"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 func main() {
 	seed.WithTimeAndRand()
-	app := app.New()
-	if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
-		logrus.Fatal(err)
+	self := filepath.Base(os.Args[0])
+	switch self {
+	case "containerd":
+		daemon.Containerd()
+	default:
+		app := app.New()
+		if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		}
 	}
 }