diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
index c067204cfdc..8561764688c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ public:
     RunResult runInShell(const CommandLine &cmdLine,
                          const QByteArray &stdInData) const override;
     QString mapToDevicePath(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    OsType osType(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
 
     DockerDevicePrivate *m_dev = nullptr;
 };
@@ -367,6 +368,12 @@ QString DockerDeviceFileAccess::mapToDevicePath(const FilePath &filePath) const
     return path;
 }
 
+OsType DockerDeviceFileAccess::osType(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(m_dev, return UnixDeviceFileAccess::osType(filePath));
+    return m_dev->q->osType();
+}
+
 DockerDevice::DockerDevice(DockerSettings *settings, const DockerDeviceData &data)
     : d(new DockerDevicePrivate(this, settings, data))
 {