diff --git a/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk b/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
index 5101702045..c4c1157f43 100644
--- a/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
+++ b/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ DOCKER_ENGINE_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 DOCKER_ENGINE_DEPENDENCIES = host-go host-pkgconf
 
-DOCKER_ENGINE_GOPATH = "$(@D)/vendor"
+DOCKER_ENGINE_GOPATH = "$(@D)/gopath"
 DOCKER_ENGINE_MAKE_ENV = $(HOST_GO_TARGET_ENV) \
 	CGO_ENABLED=1 \
 	CGO_NO_EMULATION=1 \
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ endif
 
 define DOCKER_ENGINE_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(foreach target,$(DOCKER_ENGINE_BUILD_TARGETS), \
-		cd $(@D); $(DOCKER_ENGINE_MAKE_ENV) \
+		cd $(@D)/gopath/src/github.com/docker/docker; \
+		$(DOCKER_ENGINE_MAKE_ENV) \
 		$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/go build -v \
 			-o $(@D)/bin/$(target) \
 			-tags "$(DOCKER_ENGINE_BUILD_TAGS)" \