diff --git a/cmd/docker/docker.go b/cmd/docker/docker.go
index 5909953be3..a08cc06dc4 100644
--- a/cmd/docker/docker.go
+++ b/cmd/docker/docker.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func noArgs(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 func main() {
 	dockerCli, err := command.NewDockerCli()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintln(dockerCli.Err(), err)
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	logrus.SetOutput(dockerCli.Err())