diff --git a/contrib/init/upstart/docker.conf b/contrib/init/upstart/docker.conf
index db00e4f47f..5a3f88887e 100644
--- a/contrib/init/upstart/docker.conf
+++ b/contrib/init/upstart/docker.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 description "Docker daemon"
 
-start on local-filesystems
+start on (local-filesystems and net-device-up IFACE!=lo)
 stop on runlevel [!2345]
 limit nofile 524288 1048576
 limit nproc 524288 1048576