diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a56373e914..b455c12f43 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ DOCKER_ENVS := \
 BIND_DIR := $(if $(BINDDIR),$(BINDDIR),$(if $(DOCKER_HOST),,bundles))
 DOCKER_MOUNT := $(if $(BIND_DIR),-v "$(CURDIR)/$(BIND_DIR):/go/src/github.com/docker/docker/$(BIND_DIR)")
 
+# This allows the test suite to be able to run without worrying about the underlying fs used by the container running the daemon (e.g. aufs-on-aufs), so long as the host running the container is running a supported fs.
+# The volume will be cleaned up when the container is removed due to `--rm`.
+# Note that `BIND_DIR` will already be set to `bundles` if `DOCKER_HOST` is not set (see above BIND_DIR line), in such case this will do nothing since `DOCKER_MOUNT` will already be set.
+DOCKER_MOUNT := $(if $(DOCKER_MOUNT),$(DOCKER_MOUNT),-v "/go/src/github.com/docker/docker/bundles")
 
 GIT_BRANCH := $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null)
 DOCKER_IMAGE := docker-dev$(if $(GIT_BRANCH),:$(GIT_BRANCH))