diff --git a/cli/config/credentials/default_store_linux.go b/cli/config/credentials/default_store_linux.go
index 8e51385943..9b619c0279 100644
--- a/cli/config/credentials/default_store_linux.go
+++ b/cli/config/credentials/default_store_linux.go
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 package credentials
 
+import (
+	"github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers/pass"
+)
+
 func defaultCredentialsStore() string {
+	if pass.PassInitialized {
+		return "pass"
+	}
+
 	return "secretservice"
 }