diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/fuse-overlayfs/fuseoverlayfs.go b/daemon/graphdriver/fuse-overlayfs/fuseoverlayfs.go
index 21c5842eec..808198de0b 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/fuse-overlayfs/fuseoverlayfs.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/fuse-overlayfs/fuseoverlayfs.go
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver/overlayutils"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/directory"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/fstype"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/mountref"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/internal/containerfs"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/internal/directory"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers/kernel"
 	"github.com/moby/go-archive"
 	"github.com/moby/go-archive/chrootarchive"
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2/overlay.go b/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2/overlay.go
index 9cd74b9f96..13c6d75cae 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2/overlay.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2/overlay.go
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver/overlayutils"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/directory"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/fstype"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/mountref"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/quota"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/internal/containerfs"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/internal/directory"
 	"github.com/docker/go-units"
 	"github.com/moby/go-archive"
 	"github.com/moby/go-archive/chrootarchive"
diff --git a/internal/directory/directory.go b/daemon/internal/directory/directory.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/directory/directory.go
rename to daemon/internal/directory/directory.go
diff --git a/internal/directory/directory_test.go b/daemon/internal/directory/directory_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/directory/directory_test.go
rename to daemon/internal/directory/directory_test.go
diff --git a/internal/directory/directory_unix.go b/daemon/internal/directory/directory_unix.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/directory/directory_unix.go
rename to daemon/internal/directory/directory_unix.go
diff --git a/internal/directory/directory_windows.go b/daemon/internal/directory/directory_windows.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/directory/directory_windows.go
rename to daemon/internal/directory/directory_windows.go
diff --git a/daemon/volume/service/convert.go b/daemon/volume/service/convert.go
index 59fef44279..9452b1a08b 100644
--- a/daemon/volume/service/convert.go
+++ b/daemon/volume/service/convert.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
 	volumetypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/volume"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/directory"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/volume"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/internal/directory"
 )
 
 // convertOpts are used to pass options to `volumeToAPI`
diff --git a/daemon/volume/service/service.go b/daemon/volume/service/service.go
index b14948c6f2..37467fb31f 100644
--- a/daemon/volume/service/service.go
+++ b/daemon/volume/service/service.go
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/events"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
 	volumetypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/volume"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/directory"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/volume"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/volume/drivers"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/volume/service/opts"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/internal/directory"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/plugingetter"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"