diff --git a/daemon/info.go b/daemon/info.go
index 81a554cc71..c42dae06dd 100644
--- a/daemon/info.go
+++ b/daemon/info.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) SystemInfo() (*types.Info, error) {
 	meminfo, err := system.ReadMemInfo()
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Errorf("Could not read system memory info: %v", err)
+		meminfo = &system.MemInfo{}
 	}
 
 	sysInfo := sysinfo.New(true)