diff --git a/daemon/content.go b/daemon/content.go
index b06ba3747b..fda72a9369 100644
--- a/daemon/content.go
+++ b/daemon/content.go
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) configureLocalContentStore(ns string) (*namespacedContent,
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(daemon.root, "content"), 0o700); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error creating dir for content store")
 	}
-	db, err := bolt.Open(filepath.Join(daemon.root, "content", "metadata.db"), 0o600, nil)
+	db, err := bolt.Open(filepath.Join(daemon.root, "content", "metadata.db"), 0o600, &bolt.Options{
+		FreelistType: bolt.FreelistMapType,
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error opening bolt db for content metadata store")
 	}