diff --git a/alpine/packages/docker/etc/conf.d/docker b/alpine/packages/docker/etc/conf.d/docker
deleted file mode 100644
index c77f18fb2..000000000
--- a/alpine/packages/docker/etc/conf.d/docker
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/conf.d/docker
-
-export DOCKER_RAMDISK="true"
-export DOCKER_BINARY="/usr/bin/docker"
-export DOCKER_OPTS="-s aufs"
diff --git a/alpine/packages/docker/etc/init.d/docker b/alpine/packages/docker/etc/init.d/docker
index 1e90b4568..cbdc170d5 100755
--- a/alpine/packages/docker/etc/init.d/docker
+++ b/alpine/packages/docker/etc/init.d/docker
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/sbin/openrc-run
 
+export DOCKER_RAMDISK="true"
+
+DOCKER_OPTS="${DOCKER_OPTS:--s aufs}"
 command="${DOCKER_BINARY:-/usr/bin/docker}"
 pidfile="${DOCKER_PIDFILE:-/run/${RC_SVCNAME}.pid}"
 command_args="daemon -p \"${pidfile}\" ${DOCKER_OPTS}"