diff --git a/daemon/logger/fluentd/fluentd.go b/daemon/logger/fluentd/fluentd.go
index 23465b3f448d1..c8977ec0dac2f 100644
--- a/daemon/logger/fluentd/fluentd.go
+++ b/daemon/logger/fluentd/fluentd.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func ValidateLogOpt(cfg map[string]string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	_, err := parseAddress(cfg["fluentd-address"])
+	_, err := parseAddress(cfg[addressKey])
 	return err
 }