diff --git a/alpine/packages/docker/etc/init.d/docker b/alpine/packages/docker/etc/init.d/docker
index 0a0b36f3a..b3c9e5f21 100755
--- a/alpine/packages/docker/etc/init.d/docker
+++ b/alpine/packages/docker/etc/init.d/docker
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ start()
 		NETWORK_MODE="$(mobyconfig get network | tr -d '[[:space:]]')"
 		NATIVE_PORT_FORWARDING="$(mobyconfig get native/port-forwarding | tr -d '[[:space:]]')"
 		if [ "${NETWORK_MODE}" = "slirp" -o "${NATIVE_PORT_FORWARDING}" = "true" ]; then
-			DOCKER_OPTS="${DOCKER_OPTS} --userland-proxy-path /usr/bin/slirp-proxy"
+			if dockerd --help | grep -q -- --userland-proxy-path; then
+				DOCKER_OPTS="${DOCKER_OPTS} --userland-proxy-path /usr/bin/slirp-proxy"
+			else
+				cp /usr/bin/slirp-proxy /usr/bin/docker-proxy
+			fi
 		fi
 	fi