diff --git a/cli/command/container/opts.go b/cli/command/container/opts.go
index a68bbe4833..578f4dc099 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/opts.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/opts.go
@@ -360,13 +360,12 @@ func parse(flags *pflag.FlagSet, copts *containerOptions, serverOS string) (*con
 			toBind := bind
 
 			if parsed.Type == string(mounttypes.TypeBind) {
-				if hostPart, targetPath, ok := strings.Cut(bind, ":"); ok {
+				if hostPart, _, ok := strings.Cut(bind, ":"); ok {
 					if strings.HasPrefix(hostPart, "."+string(filepath.Separator)) || hostPart == "." {
 						if absHostPart, err := filepath.Abs(hostPart); err == nil {
 							hostPart = absHostPart
 						}
 					}
-					toBind = hostPart + ":" + targetPath
 				}
 			}