diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_test.go
index df7122dd75..1ed99a2561 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !test_no_exec
+
 package main
 
 import (
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_exec_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_exec_test.go
index 5dc0e8d71a..85906a8ae0 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_exec_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_exec_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !test_no_exec
+
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -5,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -453,3 +456,170 @@ func TestExecCgroup(t *testing.T) {
 
 	logDone("exec - exec has the container cgroups")
 }
+
+func TestInspectExecID(t *testing.T) {
+	defer deleteAllContainers()
+
+	out, exitCode, err := runCommandWithOutput(exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "-d", "busybox", "top"))
+	if exitCode != 0 || err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to run container: %s, %v", out, err)
+	}
+	id := strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n")
+
+	out, err = inspectField(id, "ExecIDs")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to inspect container: %s, %v", out, err)
+	}
+	if out != "<no value>" {
+		t.Fatalf("ExecIDs should be empty, got: %s", out)
+	}
+
+	exitCode, err = runCommand(exec.Command(dockerBinary, "exec", "-d", id, "ls", "/"))
+	if exitCode != 0 || err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to exec in container: %s, %v", out, err)
+	}
+
+	out, err = inspectField(id, "ExecIDs")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to inspect container: %s, %v", out, err)
+	}
+
+	out = strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n")
+	if out == "[]" || out == "<no value>" {
+		t.Fatalf("ExecIDs should not be empty, got: %s", out)
+	}
+
+	logDone("inspect - inspect a container with ExecIDs")
+}
+
+func TestLinksPingLinkedContainersOnRename(t *testing.T) {
+	var out string
+	out, _, _ = dockerCmd(t, "run", "-d", "--name", "container1", "busybox", "sleep", "10")
+	idA := stripTrailingCharacters(out)
+	if idA == "" {
+		t.Fatal(out, "id should not be nil")
+	}
+	out, _, _ = dockerCmd(t, "run", "-d", "--link", "container1:alias1", "--name", "container2", "busybox", "sleep", "10")
+	idB := stripTrailingCharacters(out)
+	if idB == "" {
+		t.Fatal(out, "id should not be nil")
+	}
+
+	execCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "exec", "container2", "ping", "-c", "1", "alias1", "-W", "1")
+	out, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(execCmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(out, err)
+	}
+
+	dockerCmd(t, "rename", "container1", "container_new")
+
+	execCmd = exec.Command(dockerBinary, "exec", "container2", "ping", "-c", "1", "alias1", "-W", "1")
+	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(execCmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(out, err)
+	}
+
+	deleteAllContainers()
+
+	logDone("links - ping linked container upon rename")
+}
+
+func TestRunExecDir(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "-d", "busybox", "top")
+	out, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err, out)
+	}
+	id := strings.TrimSpace(out)
+	execDir := filepath.Join(execDriverPath, id)
+	stateFile := filepath.Join(execDir, "state.json")
+	contFile := filepath.Join(execDir, "container.json")
+
+	{
+		fi, err := os.Stat(execDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !fi.IsDir() {
+			t.Fatalf("%q must be a directory", execDir)
+		}
+		fi, err = os.Stat(stateFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		fi, err = os.Stat(contFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	stopCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "stop", id)
+	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(stopCmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err, out)
+	}
+	{
+		fi, err := os.Stat(execDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !fi.IsDir() {
+			t.Fatalf("%q must be a directory", execDir)
+		}
+		fi, err = os.Stat(stateFile)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Statefile %q is exists for stopped container!", stateFile)
+		}
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			t.Fatalf("Error should be about non-existing, got %s", err)
+		}
+		fi, err = os.Stat(contFile)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Container file %q is exists for stopped container!", contFile)
+		}
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			t.Fatalf("Error should be about non-existing, got %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+	startCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "start", id)
+	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(startCmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err, out)
+	}
+	{
+		fi, err := os.Stat(execDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !fi.IsDir() {
+			t.Fatalf("%q must be a directory", execDir)
+		}
+		fi, err = os.Stat(stateFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		fi, err = os.Stat(contFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	rmCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "rm", "-f", id)
+	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(rmCmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err, out)
+	}
+	{
+		_, err := os.Stat(execDir)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Exec directory %q is exists for removed container!", execDir)
+		}
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			t.Fatalf("Error should be about non-existing, got %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	logDone("run - check execdriver dir behavior")
+}
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_inspect_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_inspect_test.go
index ee69a89a43..cf42217ac8 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_inspect_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_inspect_test.go
@@ -21,38 +21,3 @@ func TestInspectImage(t *testing.T) {
 
 	logDone("inspect - inspect an image")
 }
-
-func TestInspectExecID(t *testing.T) {
-	defer deleteAllContainers()
-
-	out, exitCode, err := runCommandWithOutput(exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "-d", "busybox", "top"))
-	if exitCode != 0 || err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to run container: %s, %v", out, err)
-	}
-	id := strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n")
-
-	out, err = inspectField(id, "ExecIDs")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to inspect container: %s, %v", out, err)
-	}
-	if out != "<no value>" {
-		t.Fatalf("ExecIDs should be empty, got: %s", out)
-	}
-
-	exitCode, err = runCommand(exec.Command(dockerBinary, "exec", "-d", id, "ls", "/"))
-	if exitCode != 0 || err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to exec in container: %s, %v", out, err)
-	}
-
-	out, err = inspectField(id, "ExecIDs")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to inspect container: %s, %v", out, err)
-	}
-
-	out = strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n")
-	if out == "[]" || out == "<no value>" {
-		t.Fatalf("ExecIDs should not be empty, got: %s", out)
-	}
-
-	logDone("inspect - inspect a container with ExecIDs")
-}
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_links_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_links_test.go
index fc99ec57fb..015db0f89f 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_links_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_links_test.go
@@ -92,38 +92,6 @@ func TestLinksPingLinkedContainersAfterRename(t *testing.T) {
 	logDone("links - ping linked container after rename")
 }
 
-func TestLinksPingLinkedContainersOnRename(t *testing.T) {
-	var out string
-	out, _, _ = dockerCmd(t, "run", "-d", "--name", "container1", "busybox", "sleep", "10")
-	idA := stripTrailingCharacters(out)
-	if idA == "" {
-		t.Fatal(out, "id should not be nil")
-	}
-	out, _, _ = dockerCmd(t, "run", "-d", "--link", "container1:alias1", "--name", "container2", "busybox", "sleep", "10")
-	idB := stripTrailingCharacters(out)
-	if idB == "" {
-		t.Fatal(out, "id should not be nil")
-	}
-
-	execCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "exec", "container2", "ping", "-c", "1", "alias1", "-W", "1")
-	out, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(execCmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(out, err)
-	}
-
-	dockerCmd(t, "rename", "container1", "container_new")
-
-	execCmd = exec.Command(dockerBinary, "exec", "container2", "ping", "-c", "1", "alias1", "-W", "1")
-	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(execCmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(out, err)
-	}
-
-	deleteAllContainers()
-
-	logDone("links - ping linked container upon rename")
-}
-
 func TestLinksIpTablesRulesWhenLinkAndUnlink(t *testing.T) {
 	dockerCmd(t, "run", "-d", "--name", "child", "--publish", "8080:80", "busybox", "sleep", "10")
 	dockerCmd(t, "run", "-d", "--name", "parent", "--link", "child:http", "busybox", "sleep", "10")
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go
index 6da5b76565..a010c4e22a 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go
@@ -2404,106 +2404,6 @@ func TestRunMountOrdering(t *testing.T) {
 	logDone("run - volumes are mounted in the correct order")
 }
 
-func TestRunExecDir(t *testing.T) {
-	cmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "-d", "busybox", "top")
-	out, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(cmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err, out)
-	}
-	id := strings.TrimSpace(out)
-	execDir := filepath.Join(execDriverPath, id)
-	stateFile := filepath.Join(execDir, "state.json")
-	contFile := filepath.Join(execDir, "container.json")
-
-	{
-		fi, err := os.Stat(execDir)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		if !fi.IsDir() {
-			t.Fatalf("%q must be a directory", execDir)
-		}
-		fi, err = os.Stat(stateFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		fi, err = os.Stat(contFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	stopCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "stop", id)
-	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(stopCmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err, out)
-	}
-	{
-		fi, err := os.Stat(execDir)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		if !fi.IsDir() {
-			t.Fatalf("%q must be a directory", execDir)
-		}
-		fi, err = os.Stat(stateFile)
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Statefile %q is exists for stopped container!", stateFile)
-		}
-		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			t.Fatalf("Error should be about non-existing, got %s", err)
-		}
-		fi, err = os.Stat(contFile)
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Container file %q is exists for stopped container!", contFile)
-		}
-		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			t.Fatalf("Error should be about non-existing, got %s", err)
-		}
-	}
-	startCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "start", id)
-	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(startCmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err, out)
-	}
-	{
-		fi, err := os.Stat(execDir)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		if !fi.IsDir() {
-			t.Fatalf("%q must be a directory", execDir)
-		}
-		fi, err = os.Stat(stateFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		fi, err = os.Stat(contFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-	}
-	rmCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "rm", "-f", id)
-	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(rmCmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err, out)
-	}
-	{
-		_, err := os.Stat(execDir)
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Exec directory %q is exists for removed container!", execDir)
-		}
-		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			t.Fatalf("Error should be about non-existing, got %s", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	logDone("run - check execdriver dir behavior")
-}
-
 // Regression test for https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/8259
 func TestRunReuseBindVolumeThatIsSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "testlink")
diff --git a/project/make.sh b/project/make.sh
index bb2a3419fa..97751cb67c 100755
--- a/project/make.sh
+++ b/project/make.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ if [ -z "$DOCKER_CLIENTONLY" ]; then
 	DOCKER_BUILDTAGS+=" daemon"
 fi
 
+if [ "$DOCKER_EXECDRIVER" = 'lxc' ]; then
+	DOCKER_BUILDTAGS+=' test_no_exec'
+fi
+
 # Use these flags when compiling the tests and final binary
 LDFLAGS='
 	-X '$DOCKER_PKG'/dockerversion.GITCOMMIT "'$GITCOMMIT'"