diff --git a/daemon/volumes.go b/daemon/volumes.go
index a15e3084b2..ac01c6a982 100644
--- a/daemon/volumes.go
+++ b/daemon/volumes.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/archive"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/daemon/execdriver"
-	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/utils"
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/symlink"
 )
 
 type BindMap struct {
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func createVolumes(container *Container) error {
 		}
 
 		// Create the mountpoint
-		rootVolPath, err := utils.FollowSymlinkInScope(filepath.Join(container.basefs, volPath), container.basefs)
+		rootVolPath, err := symlink.FollowSymlinkInScope(filepath.Join(container.basefs, volPath), container.basefs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/libcontainer/mount/init.go b/pkg/libcontainer/mount/init.go
index 16fb758e57..e5f2b43cab 100644
--- a/pkg/libcontainer/mount/init.go
+++ b/pkg/libcontainer/mount/init.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/label"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/libcontainer"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/libcontainer/mount/nodes"
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/symlink"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/system"
-	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/utils"
 )
 
 // default mount point flags
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func setupBindmounts(rootfs string, bindMounts libcontainer.Mounts) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		dest, err = utils.FollowSymlinkInScope(dest, rootfs)
+		dest, err = symlink.FollowSymlinkInScope(dest, rootfs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/server/buildfile.go b/server/buildfile.go
index eeafbb5b4c..faaac0d3d4 100644
--- a/server/buildfile.go
+++ b/server/buildfile.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/archive"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/daemon"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/nat"
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/symlink"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/registry"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/runconfig"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/utils"
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ func (b *buildFile) addContext(container *daemon.Container, orig, dest string, r
 	)
 
 	if destPath != container.RootfsPath() {
-		destPath, err = utils.FollowSymlinkInScope(destPath, container.RootfsPath())
+		destPath, err = symlink.FollowSymlinkInScope(destPath, container.RootfsPath())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}