@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/libcontainer"

 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/libcontainer/mount/nodes"

 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/system"

+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/utils"

 )

 // default mount point flags

@@ -127,6 +128,12 @@ func setupBindmounts(rootfs string, bindMounts libcontainer.Mounts) error {

 		if err != nil {

 			return err

 		}

+

+		dest, err = utils.FollowSymlinkInScope(dest, rootfs)

+		if err != nil {

+			return err

+		}

+

 		if err := createIfNotExists(dest, stat.IsDir()); err != nil {

 			return fmt.Errorf("Creating new bind-mount target, %s", err)

 		}