diff --git a/daemon/execdriver/lxc/driver.go b/daemon/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
index 30b36e775d..12793bd01f 100644
--- a/daemon/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
+++ b/daemon/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
@@ -324,24 +324,20 @@ func (d *Driver) Run(c *execdriver.Command, pipes *execdriver.Pipes, hooks execd
 
 	c.ContainerPid = pid
 
-	oomKill := false
-	oomKillNotification, err := notifyOnOOM(cgroupPaths)
-
 	if hooks.Start != nil {
 		logrus.Debugf("Invoking startCallback")
-		hooks.Start(&c.ProcessConfig, pid, oomKillNotification)
-
+		chOOM := make(chan struct{})
+		close(chOOM)
+		hooks.Start(&c.ProcessConfig, pid, chOOM)
 	}
 
+	oomKillNotification := notifyChannelOOM(cgroupPaths)
+
 	<-waitLock
 	exitCode := getExitCode(c)
 
-	if err == nil {
-		_, oomKill = <-oomKillNotification
-		logrus.Debugf("oomKill error: %v, waitErr: %v", oomKill, waitErr)
-	} else {
-		logrus.Warnf("Your kernel does not support OOM notifications: %s", err)
-	}
+	_, oomKill := <-oomKillNotification
+	logrus.Debugf("oomKill error: %v, waitErr: %v", oomKill, waitErr)
 
 	// check oom error
 	if oomKill {
@@ -351,6 +347,17 @@ func (d *Driver) Run(c *execdriver.Command, pipes *execdriver.Pipes, hooks execd
 	return execdriver.ExitStatus{ExitCode: exitCode, OOMKilled: oomKill}, waitErr
 }
 
+func notifyChannelOOM(paths map[string]string) <-chan struct{} {
+	oom, err := notifyOnOOM(paths)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Warnf("Your kernel does not support OOM notifications: %s", err)
+		c := make(chan struct{})
+		close(c)
+		return c
+	}
+	return oom
+}
+
 // copy from libcontainer
 func notifyOnOOM(paths map[string]string) (<-chan struct{}, error) {
 	dir := paths["memory"]
@@ -386,11 +393,13 @@ func notifyOnOOM(paths map[string]string) (<-chan struct{}, error) {
 		buf := make([]byte, 8)
 		for {
 			if _, err := eventfd.Read(buf); err != nil {
+				logrus.Warn(err)
 				return
 			}
 			// When a cgroup is destroyed, an event is sent to eventfd.
 			// So if the control path is gone, return instead of notifying.
 			if _, err := os.Lstat(eventControlPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				logrus.Warn(err)
 				return
 			}
 			ch <- struct{}{}
@@ -424,6 +433,11 @@ func cgroupPaths(containerID string) (map[string]string, error) {
 			//unsupported subystem
 			continue
 		}
+		// if we are running dind
+		dockerPathIdx := strings.LastIndex(cgroupDir, "docker")
+		if dockerPathIdx != -1 {
+			cgroupDir = cgroupDir[:dockerPathIdx-1]
+		}
 		path := filepath.Join(cgroupRoot, cgroupDir, "lxc", containerID)
 		paths[subsystem] = path
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/execdriver/native/driver.go b/daemon/execdriver/native/driver.go
index 09f84a37bb..94f200a311 100644
--- a/daemon/execdriver/native/driver.go
+++ b/daemon/execdriver/native/driver.go
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Run(c *execdriver.Command, pipes *execdriver.Pipes, hooks execd
 
 	oom := notifyOnOOM(cont)
 	if hooks.Start != nil {
-
 		pid, err := p.Pid()
 		if err != nil {
 			p.Signal(os.Kill)
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_events_unix_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_events_unix_test.go
index ca7c092214..9115809b87 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_events_unix_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_events_unix_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestEventsRedirectStdout(c *check.C) {
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestEventsOOMDisableFalse(c *check.C) {
 	testRequires(c, DaemonIsLinux)
+	testRequires(c, NativeExecDriver)
 	testRequires(c, oomControl)
 
 	errChan := make(chan error)
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestEventsOOMDisableFalse(c *check.C) {
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestEventsOOMDisableTrue(c *check.C) {
 	testRequires(c, DaemonIsLinux)
+	testRequires(c, NativeExecDriver)
 	testRequires(c, oomControl)
 
 	errChan := make(chan error)