diff --git a/daemon/container_operations.go b/daemon/container_operations.go
index 8bda41f14d..ac366c08d2 100644
--- a/daemon/container_operations.go
+++ b/daemon/container_operations.go
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ func buildEndpointDNSNames(ctr *container.Container, aliases []string) []string
 	return sliceutil.Dedup(dnsNames)
 }
 
-func (daemon *Daemon) connectToNetwork(cfg *config.Config, container *container.Container, idOrName string, endpointConfig *networktypes.EndpointSettings, updateSettings bool) (err error) {
+func (daemon *Daemon) connectToNetwork(cfg *config.Config, container *container.Container, idOrName string, endpointConfig *networktypes.EndpointSettings, updateSettings bool) (retErr error) {
 	start := time.Now()
 	if container.HostConfig.NetworkMode.IsContainer() {
 		return runconfig.ErrConflictSharedNetwork
@@ -737,8 +737,8 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) connectToNetwork(cfg *config.Config, container *container.
 		return err
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		if err != nil {
-			if e := ep.Delete(false); e != nil {
+		if retErr != nil {
+			if err := ep.Delete(false); err != nil {
 				log.G(context.TODO()).Warnf("Could not rollback container connection to network %s", idOrName)
 			}
 		}