diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index f8459ecdc3..a2e0c7049c 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ func (container *Container) ReadLog(name string) (io.Reader, error) {
 }
 
 func (container *Container) hostConfigPath() string {
-	return path.Join("/tmp", container.ID+".config.host")
+	return path.Join(container.root, "hostconfig.json")
 }
 
 func (container *Container) jsonPath() string {