diff --git a/libnetwork/sandbox/namespace_linux.go b/libnetwork/sandbox/namespace_linux.go
index 62fa2ddb6c..e09bf56fd6 100644
--- a/libnetwork/sandbox/namespace_linux.go
+++ b/libnetwork/sandbox/namespace_linux.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netns"
 )
 
-const prefix = "/var/run/netns"
+const prefix = "/var/run/docker/netns"
 
 var once sync.Once