diff --git a/libnetwork/controller.go b/libnetwork/controller.go
index fe9c4ddf97..5e967b7c32 100644
--- a/libnetwork/controller.go
+++ b/libnetwork/controller.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/netlabel"
 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/osl"
 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/types"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -1252,7 +1253,7 @@ func (c *controller) loadDriver(networkType string) error {
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		if err == plugins.ErrNotFound {
+		if errors.Cause(err) == plugins.ErrNotFound {
 			return types.NotFoundErrorf(err.Error())
 		}
 		return err