diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 43f8f64cf1..2fbbfed9c4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 	ruby1.9.1-dev \
 	s3cmd=1.1.0* \
 	ubuntu-zfs \
+	xfsprogs \
 	libzfs-dev \
 	--no-install-recommends
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.simple b/Dockerfile.simple
index 507018b07c..427a0717fb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.simple
+++ b/Dockerfile.simple
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 		e2fsprogs \
 		iptables \
 		procps \
+		xfsprogs \
 		xz-utils \
 		\
 		aufs-tools \
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md b/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md
index 8e3200d0ac..3cb93b375f 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@ options for `zfs` start with `zfs`.
 *  `dm.fs`
 
     Specifies the filesystem type to use for the base device. The supported
-    options are "ext4" and "xfs". The default is "ext4"
+    options are "ext4" and "xfs". The default is "xfs"
 
     Example use:
 
-        $ docker daemon --storage-opt dm.fs=xfs
+        $ docker daemon --storage-opt dm.fs=ext4
 
 *  `dm.mkfsarg`
 
diff --git a/project/PACKAGERS.md b/project/PACKAGERS.md
index 962be12c32..5ea659fa44 100644
--- a/project/PACKAGERS.md
+++ b/project/PACKAGERS.md
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ installed and available at runtime:
 
 * iptables version 1.4 or later
 * procps (or similar provider of a "ps" executable)
-* e2fsprogs version 1.4.12 or later (in use: mkfs.ext4, mkfs.xfs, tune2fs)
+* e2fsprogs version 1.4.12 or later (in use: mkfs.ext4, tune2fs)
+* xfsprogs (in use: mkfs.xfs)
 * XZ Utils version 4.9 or later
 * a [properly
   mounted](https://github.com/tianon/cgroupfs-mount/blob/master/cgroupfs-mount)