diff --git a/graphdriver/dummy/driver.go b/graphdriver/vfs/driver.go
similarity index 95%
rename from graphdriver/dummy/driver.go
rename to graphdriver/vfs/driver.go
index b527a84fd0..fab9d06f83 100644
--- a/graphdriver/dummy/driver.go
+++ b/graphdriver/vfs/driver.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package dummy
+package vfs
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	graphdriver.Register("dummy", Init)
+	graphdriver.Register("vfs", Init)
 }
 
 func Init(home string) (graphdriver.Driver, error) {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type Driver struct {
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) String() string {
-	return "dummy"
+	return "vfs"
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) Status() [][2]string {
diff --git a/runtime.go b/runtime.go
index 09ec0c988b..4118e67d97 100644
--- a/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/graphdriver"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/graphdriver/aufs"
 	_ "github.com/dotcloud/docker/graphdriver/devmapper"
-	_ "github.com/dotcloud/docker/graphdriver/dummy"
+	_ "github.com/dotcloud/docker/graphdriver/vfs"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/utils"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ func NewRuntimeFromDirectory(config *DaemonConfig) (*Runtime, error) {
 
 	// We don't want to use a complex driver like aufs or devmapper
 	// for volumes, just a plain filesystem
-	volumesDriver, err := graphdriver.GetDriver("dummy", config.Root)
+	volumesDriver, err := graphdriver.GetDriver("vfs", config.Root)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}