diff --git a/docker/docker.in b/docker/docker.in
index 61e1b64c28..0b4aa838c2 100755
--- a/docker/docker.in
+++ b/docker/docker.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-[ -e ${ETCDIR}/containers/nodocker ] || \
+[ -e ${ETCDIR}/containers/nodocker ] || [ -e "\${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-\$HOME/.config}/containers/nodocker" ] || \
 echo "Emulate Docker CLI using podman. Create ${ETCDIR}/containers/nodocker to quiet msg." >&2
 exec ${BINDIR}/podman "$@"