diff --git a/cmd/docker/daemon_unix.go b/cmd/docker/daemon_unix.go
index f68d220c2f..6ec6b625a1 100644
--- a/cmd/docker/daemon_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/docker/daemon_unix.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func newDaemonCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return runDaemon()
 		},
-		Deprecated: "and will be removed in Docker 1.16. Please run `dockerd` directly.",
+		Deprecated: "and will be removed in Docker 17.12. Please run `dockerd` directly.",
 	}
 	cmd.SetHelpFunc(helpFunc)
 	return cmd