diff --git a/alpine/packages/docker/Makefile b/alpine/packages/docker/Makefile
index c502e7db2..54a5fe3fb 100644
--- a/alpine/packages/docker/Makefile
+++ b/alpine/packages/docker/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 DOCKER_VERSION=1.12.0-rc1
 ARCH?=x86_64
 OS?=Linux
+EXPERIMENTAL?=1
 
 all: bin
 
 bin: docker.git
 	(cd docker.git && git fetch origin --tags && git checkout moby-$(DOCKER_VERSION))
-	BIND_DIR=$(shell pwd) make -C docker.git binary
+	DOCKER_EXPERIMENTAL=$(EXPERIMENTAL) BIND_DIR=$(shell pwd) make -C docker.git binary
 	mkdir -p bin
 	cp docker.git/bundles/latest/binary-daemon/{dockerd,docker-runc} bin/
 	cp docker.git/bundles/latest/binary-daemon/{docker-containerd,docker-containerd-shim,docker-containerd-ctr} bin/