diff --git a/package/docker-engine/Config.in b/package/docker-engine/Config.in
index 71bf670f17..d48ffe6484 100644
--- a/package/docker-engine/Config.in
+++ b/package/docker-engine/Config.in
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER_ENGINE
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER_ENGINE_DRIVER_BTRFS
 	bool "btrfs filesystem driver"
-	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # btrfs-progs
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # btrfs-progs
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_BTRFS_PROGS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_12
 	help
 	  Build the btrfs filesystem driver for Docker.
 
+comment "brtfs filesystem driver needs headers >= 4.12"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_12
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER_ENGINE_DRIVER_DEVICEMAPPER
 	bool "devicemapper filesystem driver"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # lvm2
diff --git a/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk b/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
index 262be2df20..05bf23ad3d 100644
--- a/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
+++ b/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ DOCKER_ENGINE_DEPENDENCIES += systemd
 DOCKER_ENGINE_TAGS += systemd journald
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER_ENGINE_DRIVER_BTRFS),y)
-DOCKER_ENGINE_DEPENDENCIES += btrfs-progs
-else
+ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER_ENGINE_DRIVER_BTRFS),y)
 DOCKER_ENGINE_TAGS += exclude_graphdriver_btrfs
 endif