diff --git a/daemon/seccomp_disabled.go b/daemon/seccomp_disabled.go
index 56b30b1aec..fff9cbe4c6 100644
--- a/daemon/seccomp_disabled.go
+++ b/daemon/seccomp_disabled.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/container"
 )
 
-var supportsSeccomp = false
+const supportsSeccomp = false
 
 // WithSeccomp sets the seccomp profile
 func WithSeccomp(daemon *Daemon, c *container.Container) coci.SpecOpts {
diff --git a/daemon/seccomp_linux.go b/daemon/seccomp_linux.go
index eea1913189..79e27bd7e5 100644
--- a/daemon/seccomp_linux.go
+++ b/daemon/seccomp_linux.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-var supportsSeccomp = true
+const supportsSeccomp = true
 
 // WithSeccomp sets the seccomp profile
 func WithSeccomp(daemon *Daemon, c *container.Container) coci.SpecOpts {
diff --git a/daemon/seccomp_unsupported.go b/daemon/seccomp_unsupported.go
index 0cd5088918..dba8763c88 100644
--- a/daemon/seccomp_unsupported.go
+++ b/daemon/seccomp_unsupported.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/container"
 )
 
-var supportsSeccomp = false
+const supportsSeccomp = false
 
 // WithSeccomp sets the seccomp profile
 func WithSeccomp(daemon *Daemon, c *container.Container) coci.SpecOpts {