diff --git a/client/client_test.go b/client/client_test.go
index ab2e3d1ccfec..f345cb2446cb 100644
--- a/client/client_test.go
+++ b/client/client_test.go
@@ -7845,14 +7845,16 @@ loop0:
 	cdAddress := sb.ContainerdAddress()
 	if cdAddress == "" {
 		if checkContent {
-			store := proxy.NewContentStore(c.ContentClient())
-			count := 0
-			err := store.Walk(sb.Context(), func(info content.Info) error {
-				count++
-				return nil
-			})
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			require.Equal(t, 0, count)
+			if err := workers.HasFeatureCompat(t, sb, workers.FeatureContentCheck); err == nil {
+				store := proxy.NewContentStore(c.ContentClient())
+				count := 0
+				err := store.Walk(sb.Context(), func(info content.Info) error {
+					count++
+					return nil
+				})
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.Equal(t, 0, count)
+			}
 		}
 		t.Logf("checkAllReleasable: skipping check for exported tars in non-containerd test")
 		return
diff --git a/util/testutil/workers/dockerd.go b/util/testutil/workers/dockerd.go
index b6c1d1d51ad1..4a1af71e1874 100644
--- a/util/testutil/workers/dockerd.go
+++ b/util/testutil/workers/dockerd.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ func InitDockerdWorker() {
 		Unsupported: []string{
 			FeatureSecurityMode,
 			FeatureCNINetwork,
+			FeatureContentCheck,
 		},
 	})
 }
diff --git a/util/testutil/workers/features.go b/util/testutil/workers/features.go
index 3aaea6c31fec..3325e623e5a6 100644
--- a/util/testutil/workers/features.go
+++ b/util/testutil/workers/features.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const (
 	FeatureSecurityMode         = "security_mode"
 	FeatureSourceDateEpoch      = "source_date_epoch"
 	FeatureCNINetwork           = "cni_network"
+	FeatureContentCheck         = "content_check"
 )
 
 var features = map[string]struct{}{
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ var features = map[string]struct{}{
 	FeatureSecurityMode:         {},
 	FeatureSourceDateEpoch:      {},
 	FeatureCNINetwork:           {},
+	FeatureContentCheck:         {},
 }
 
 func CheckFeatureCompat(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox, reason ...string) {