diff --git a/internal/start/start.go b/internal/start/start.go
index 846e87e4b7..3df4e54adc 100644
--- a/internal/start/start.go
+++ b/internal/start/start.go
@@ -380,8 +380,9 @@ EOF
 			if dindHost, err = client.ParseHostURL(client.DefaultDockerHost); err != nil {
 				return errors.Errorf("failed to parse default host: %w", err)
 			} else if strings.HasSuffix(parsed.Host, "/.docker/run/docker.sock") ||
-				strings.HasSuffix(parsed.Host, "/.docker/desktop/docker.sock") {
-				// Docker will not mount rootless socket directly;
+				strings.HasSuffix(parsed.Host, "/.docker/desktop/docker.sock") ||
+				strings.Contains(parsed.Host, "/.colima/") {
+				// Docker Desktop and Colima will not mount rootless socket directly;
 				// instead, specify root socket to have it handled under the hood
 				binds = append(binds, fmt.Sprintf("%[1]s:%[1]s:ro", dindHost.Host))
 			} else {