diff --git a/daemon/exec.go b/daemon/exec.go
index a6f90aa6b4..6ce5b91ddc 100644
--- a/daemon/exec.go
+++ b/daemon/exec.go
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/execdriver"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/execdriver/lxc"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/engine"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/broadcastwriter"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
@@ -103,6 +105,10 @@ func (d *Daemon) ContainerExecCreate(job *engine.Job) engine.Status {
 		return job.Errorf("Usage: %s [options] container command [args]", job.Name)
 	}
 
+	if strings.HasPrefix(d.execDriver.Name(), lxc.DriverName) {
+		return job.Error(lxc.ErrExec)
+	}
+
 	var name = job.Args[0]
 
 	container, err := d.getActiveContainer(name)
diff --git a/daemon/execdriver/lxc/driver.go b/daemon/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
index 9ddf673191..4dea5f0395 100644
--- a/daemon/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
+++ b/daemon/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package lxc
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 
 const DriverName = "lxc"
 
+var ErrExec = errors.New("Unsupported: Exec is not supported by the lxc driver")
+
 type driver struct {
 	root       string // root path for the driver to use
 	initPath   string
@@ -534,5 +537,5 @@ func (t *TtyConsole) Close() error {
 }
 
 func (d *driver) Exec(c *execdriver.Command, processConfig *execdriver.ProcessConfig, pipes *execdriver.Pipes, startCallback execdriver.StartCallback) (int, error) {
-	return -1, fmt.Errorf("Unsupported: Exec is not supported by the lxc driver")
+	return -1, ErrExec
 }