diff --git a/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go b/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go
index 5ea6ff01b..9e15775d4 100644
--- a/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ func setupDevSymlinks(rootfs string) error {
 	// kcore support can be toggled with CONFIG_PROC_KCORE; only create a symlink
 	// in /dev if it exists in /proc.
 	if _, err := os.Stat("/proc/kcore"); err == nil {
-		links = append(links, [2]string{"/proc/kcore", "/dev/kcore"})
+		links = append(links, [2]string{"/proc/kcore", "/dev/core"})
 	}
 	for _, link := range links {
 		var (