diff --git a/daemon/start.go b/daemon/start.go
index 57a7267b7c..adc253d6e2 100644
--- a/daemon/start.go
+++ b/daemon/start.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerStart(container *container.Container, checkpoint
 		container.HasBeenManuallyStopped = false
 	}
 
-	if daemon.saveApparmorConfig(container); err != nil {
+	if err := daemon.saveApparmorConfig(container); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}