diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_manager.go
index 08de9067ae4..3fa826b7c04 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_manager.go
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ const (
 	dockerDefaultLoggingDriver = "json-file"
 
 	// https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/api/docker_remote_api/
-	// docker version should be at least 1.9.x
-	minimumDockerAPIVersion = "1.21"
+	// docker version should be at least 1.10.x
+	minimumDockerAPIVersion = "1.22"
 
 	// Remote API version for docker daemon versions
 	// https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/api/docker_remote_api/