diff --git a/pkg/provision/buildroot.go b/pkg/provision/buildroot.go
index 5534caf187bb..bc0b31ae6e2d 100755
--- a/pkg/provision/buildroot.go
+++ b/pkg/provision/buildroot.go
@@ -297,6 +297,10 @@ func configureAuth(p *BuildrootProvisioner) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := p.Service("docker", serviceaction.Enable); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if err := p.Service("docker", serviceaction.Restart); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}