diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/graphdriver/register/register_overlay.go b/components/engine/daemon/graphdriver/register/register_overlay.go
index 9ba849cedc..3a9526420f 100644
--- a/components/engine/daemon/graphdriver/register/register_overlay.go
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/graphdriver/register/register_overlay.go
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ package register
 import (
 	// register the overlay graphdriver
 	_ "github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver/overlay"
-	_ "github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2"
 )
diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/graphdriver/register/register_overlay2.go b/components/engine/daemon/graphdriver/register/register_overlay2.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2da0f4763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/graphdriver/register/register_overlay2.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// +build !exclude_graphdriver_overlay2,linux
+
+package register
+
+import (
+	// register the overlay2 graphdriver
+	_ "github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2"
+)