@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerStart(container *container.Container) (err error)

 			container.SetExitCode(126)

 		}

+		// attempted to mount a file onto a directory, or a directory onto a file, maybe from user specified bind mounts

+		if strings.Contains(errDesc, syscall.ENOTDIR.Error()) {

+			errDesc += ": Are you trying to mount a directory onto a file (or vice-versa)? Check if the specified host path exists and is the expected type"

+			container.SetExitCode(127)

+		}

+

 		container.Reset(false)

 		return fmt.Errorf("%s", errDesc)