diff --git a/contrib/system_containers/rhel/config.json.template b/contrib/system_containers/rhel/config.json.template
index a5eb001e..a8295820 100644
--- a/contrib/system_containers/rhel/config.json.template
+++ b/contrib/system_containers/rhel/config.json.template
@@ -418,5 +418,6 @@
       "source": "/proc",
       "type": "proc"
     }
+    $ADDTL_MOUNTS
   ]
 }
diff --git a/contrib/system_containers/rhel/manifest.json b/contrib/system_containers/rhel/manifest.json
index 727abf9e..4eb73ed6 100644
--- a/contrib/system_containers/rhel/manifest.json
+++ b/contrib/system_containers/rhel/manifest.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "OPT_CNI": "/opt/cni",
     "VAR_LIB_CONTAINERS_STORAGE": "/var/lib/containers/storage",
     "VAR_LIB_ORIGIN": "/var/lib/origin",
-    "VAR_LIB_KUBE": "/var/lib/kubelet"
+    "VAR_LIB_KUBE": "/var/lib/kubelet",
+    "ADDTL_MOUNTS" : ""
   }
 }