diff --git a/runtime/runtime.go b/runtime/runtime.go
index 43230488a2..4408e13902 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/execdriver/execdrivers"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/execdriver/lxc"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/graphdriver"
-	_ "github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/graphdriver/btrfs"
 	_ "github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/graphdriver/vfs"
 	_ "github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/networkdriver/lxc"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/networkdriver/portallocator"
diff --git a/runtime/runtime_btfs.go b/runtime/runtime_btfs.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e941386c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/runtime_btfs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// +build !no_btrfs
+
+package runtime
+
+import (
+	_ "github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/graphdriver/btrfs"
+)