diff --git a/contrib/nydusify/pkg/checker/rule/manifest.go b/contrib/nydusify/pkg/checker/rule/manifest.go
index 2ac1d2bf049..0e121016aa3 100644
--- a/contrib/nydusify/pkg/checker/rule/manifest.go
+++ b/contrib/nydusify/pkg/checker/rule/manifest.go
@@ -80,6 +80,20 @@ func (rule *ManifestRule) Validate() error {
 
 	// Check Nydus image config with OCI image
 	if rule.SourceParsed.OCIImage != nil {
+
+		//nolint:staticcheck
+		// ignore static check SA1019 here. We have to assign deprecated field.
+		//
+		// Skip ArgsEscaped's Check
+		//
+		//   This field is present only for legacy compatibility with Docker and
+		// should not be used by new image builders. Nydusify (1.6 and above)
+		// ignores it, which is an expected behavior.
+		//   Also ignore it in check.
+		//
+		//   Addition: [ArgsEscaped in spec](https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/pull/892)
+		rule.TargetParsed.NydusImage.Config.Config.ArgsEscaped = rule.SourceParsed.OCIImage.Config.Config.ArgsEscaped
+
 		ociConfig, err := json.Marshal(rule.SourceParsed.OCIImage.Config.Config)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.New("marshal oci image config")
diff --git a/contrib/nydusify/pkg/checker/rule/manifest_test.go b/contrib/nydusify/pkg/checker/rule/manifest_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1fa209966a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/nydusify/pkg/checker/rule/manifest_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package rule
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/dragonflyoss/image-service/contrib/nydusify/pkg/parser"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	v1 "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
+)
+
+func TestManifestRuleValidate_IgnoreDeprecatedField(t *testing.T) {
+	source := &parser.Parsed{
+		NydusImage: &parser.Image{
+			Config: v1.Image{
+				Config: v1.ImageConfig{
+					ArgsEscaped: true, // deprecated field
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	target := &parser.Parsed{
+		NydusImage: &parser.Image{
+			Config: v1.Image{
+				Config: v1.ImageConfig{
+					ArgsEscaped: false,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	rule := ManifestRule{
+		SourceParsed: source,
+		TargetParsed: target,
+	}
+
+	assert.Nil(t, rule.Validate())
+}