diff --git a/cmd/dockerd/service_windows.go b/cmd/dockerd/service_windows.go
index 530a33653d..4510d79f88 100644
--- a/cmd/dockerd/service_windows.go
+++ b/cmd/dockerd/service_windows.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
-	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
@@ -187,35 +186,14 @@ func registerService() error {
 	}
 	defer s.Close()
 
-	// See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35151052/how-do-i-configure-failure-actions-of-a-windows-service-written-in-go
-	const (
-		scActionNone       = 0
-		scActionRestart    = 1
-		scActionReboot     = 2
-		scActionRunCommand = 3
-
-		serviceConfigFailureActions = 2
+	err = s.SetRecoveryActions(
+		[]mgr.RecoveryAction{
+			{Type: mgr.ServiceRestart, Delay: 15 * time.Second},
+			{Type: mgr.ServiceRestart, Delay: 15 * time.Second},
+			{Type: mgr.NoAction},
+		},
+		uint32(24*time.Hour/time.Second),
 	)
-
-	type serviceFailureActions struct {
-		ResetPeriod  uint32
-		RebootMsg    *uint16
-		Command      *uint16
-		ActionsCount uint32
-		Actions      uintptr
-	}
-
-	type scAction struct {
-		Type  uint32
-		Delay uint32
-	}
-	t := []scAction{
-		{Type: scActionRestart, Delay: uint32(60 * time.Second / time.Millisecond)},
-		{Type: scActionRestart, Delay: uint32(60 * time.Second / time.Millisecond)},
-		{Type: scActionNone},
-	}
-	lpInfo := serviceFailureActions{ResetPeriod: uint32(24 * time.Hour / time.Second), ActionsCount: uint32(3), Actions: uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&t[0]))}
-	err = windows.ChangeServiceConfig2(s.Handle, serviceConfigFailureActions, (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&lpInfo)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}