diff --git a/edition/min b/edition/min
index 08ff8a0..ae299e2 100644
--- a/edition/min
+++ b/edition/min
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export LIMA_INSTALL_IPTABLES=false
 export LIMA_INSTALL_LIMA_INIT=false
 export LIMA_INSTALL_LOGROTATE=false
 export LIMA_INSTALL_NERDCTL=false
+export LIMA_INSTALL_NERDCTL_SUID=false
 export LIMA_INSTALL_OPENSSH_SFTP_SERVER=false
 export LIMA_INSTALL_SSHFS=false
 export LIMA_INSTALL_ZSTD=false
diff --git a/edition/rd b/edition/rd
index b4de2a9..c555bc5 100644
--- a/edition/rd
+++ b/edition/rd
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ LIMA_INSTALL_IPTABLES=true
 LIMA_INSTALL_LIMA_INIT=true
 LIMA_INSTALL_LOGROTATE=true
 LIMA_INSTALL_NERDCTL=true
+LIMA_INSTALL_NERDCTL_SUID=true
 LIMA_INSTALL_OPENSSH_SFTP_SERVER=true
 LIMA_INSTALL_SSHFS=true
 LIMA_INSTALL_ZSTD=true
diff --git a/genapkovl-lima.sh b/genapkovl-lima.sh
index 971e22b..576ff73 100755
--- a/genapkovl-lima.sh
+++ b/genapkovl-lima.sh
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@ if [ "${LIMA_INSTALL_NERDCTL}" == "true" ]; then
     mkdir -p "${tmp}/usr/local/bin/"
     for bin in buildctl buildkitd nerdctl; do
         cp "${tmp}/nerdctl/bin/${bin}" "${tmp}/usr/local/bin/${bin}"
-        chmod u+s "${tmp}/usr/local/bin/${bin}"
+        if [ "${LIMA_INSTALL_NERDCTL_SUID}" == "true" ]; then
+            chmod u+s "${tmp}/usr/local/bin/${bin}"
+        fi
     done
 fi