diff --git a/daemon/delete.go b/daemon/delete.go
index d398741d75..464193b283 100644
--- a/daemon/delete.go
+++ b/daemon/delete.go
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) commonRm(container *Container, forceRemove bool) (err erro
 		if err != nil && forceRemove {
 			daemon.idIndex.Delete(container.ID)
 			daemon.containers.Delete(container.ID)
+			os.RemoveAll(container.root)
 		}
 	}()