diff --git a/config_linux.go b/config_linux.go
index f798a4419..c78848d7f 100644
--- a/config_linux.go
+++ b/config_linux.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type Linux struct {
 	// Devices are a list of device nodes that are created for the container
 	Devices []Device `json:"devices"`
 	// Seccomp specifies the seccomp security settings for the container.
-	Seccomp Seccomp `json:"seccomp"`
+	Seccomp *Seccomp `json:"seccomp,omitempty"`
 	// RootfsPropagation is the rootfs mount propagation mode for the container.
 	RootfsPropagation string `json:"rootfsPropagation,omitempty"`
 }