diff --git a/daemon/volumes.go b/daemon/volumes.go
index a20ff1fbf5..d1c98d0a4f 100644
--- a/daemon/volumes.go
+++ b/daemon/volumes.go
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) registerMountPoints(container *container.Container, hostCo
 			}
 		}
 
+		if mp.Type == mounttypes.TypeBind {
+			mp.SkipMountpointCreation = true
+		}
+
 		binds[mp.Destination] = true
 		dereferenceIfExists(mp.Destination)
 		mountPoints[mp.Destination] = mp
diff --git a/volume/mounts/mounts.go b/volume/mounts/mounts.go
index 8f255a5482..177f4c3d97 100644
--- a/volume/mounts/mounts.go
+++ b/volume/mounts/mounts.go
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ type MountPoint struct {
 	// Sepc is a copy of the API request that created this mount.
 	Spec mounttypes.Mount
 
+	// Some bind mounts should not be automatically created.
+	// (Some are auto-created for backwards-compatability)
+	// This is checked on the API but setting this here prevents race conditions.
+	// where a bind dir existed during validation was removed before reaching the setup code.
+	SkipMountpointCreation bool
+
 	// Track usage of this mountpoint
 	// Specifically needed for containers which are running and calls to `docker cp`
 	// because both these actions require mounting the volumes.
@@ -90,6 +96,10 @@ func (m *MountPoint) Cleanup() error {
 // The, optional, checkFun parameter allows doing additional checking
 // before creating the source directory on the host.
 func (m *MountPoint) Setup(mountLabel string, rootIDs idtools.IDPair, checkFun func(m *MountPoint) error) (path string, err error) {
+	if m.SkipMountpointCreation {
+		return m.Source, nil
+	}
+
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil || !label.RelabelNeeded(m.Mode) {
 			return
@@ -140,6 +150,7 @@ func (m *MountPoint) Setup(mountLabel string, rootIDs idtools.IDPair, checkFun f
 				return "", err
 			}
 		}
+
 		// idtools.MkdirAllNewAs() produces an error if m.Source exists and is a file (not a directory)
 		// also, makes sure that if the directory is created, the correct remapped rootUID/rootGID will own it
 		if err := idtools.MkdirAllAndChownNew(m.Source, 0755, rootIDs); err != nil {