diff --git a/daemon/config_solaris.go b/daemon/config_solaris.go
index d20fc07b91..e59d0514df 100644
--- a/daemon/config_solaris.go
+++ b/daemon/config_solaris.go
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ func (config *Config) InstallFlags(cmd *flag.FlagSet, usageFn func(string) strin
 	config.attachExperimentalFlags(cmd, usageFn)
 }
 
+// GetExecRoot returns the user configured Exec-root
+func (config *Config) GetExecRoot() string {
+	return config.ExecRoot
+}
 func (config *Config) isSwarmCompatible() error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/daemon/config_unix.go b/daemon/config_unix.go
index d80a2c07c0..526ec3bd3c 100644
--- a/daemon/config_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/config_unix.go
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ func (config *Config) GetAllRuntimes() map[string]types.Runtime {
 	return rts
 }
 
+// GetExecRoot returns the user configured Exec-root
+func (config *Config) GetExecRoot() string {
+	return config.ExecRoot
+}
+
 func (config *Config) isSwarmCompatible() error {
 	if config.ClusterStore != "" || config.ClusterAdvertise != "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("--cluster-store and --cluster-advertise daemon configurations are incompatible with swarm mode")
diff --git a/daemon/config_windows.go b/daemon/config_windows.go
index 2844b983ce..061f7e737c 100644
--- a/daemon/config_windows.go
+++ b/daemon/config_windows.go
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ func (config *Config) GetAllRuntimes() map[string]types.Runtime {
 	return map[string]types.Runtime{}
 }
 
+// GetExecRoot returns the user configured Exec-root
+func (config *Config) GetExecRoot() string {
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (config *Config) isSwarmCompatible() error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index 5285f36688..157f01f278 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -1043,6 +1043,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) networkOptions(dconfig *Config, activeSandboxes map[string
 	}
 
 	options = append(options, nwconfig.OptionDataDir(dconfig.Root))
+	options = append(options, nwconfig.OptionExecRoot(dconfig.GetExecRoot()))
 
 	dd := runconfig.DefaultDaemonNetworkMode()
 	dn := runconfig.DefaultDaemonNetworkMode().NetworkName()