diff --git a/cgroups/fs/cpuacct.go b/cgroups/fs/cpuacct.go
index be180520..7979009c 100644
--- a/cgroups/fs/cpuacct.go
+++ b/cgroups/fs/cpuacct.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/cgroups"
-	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/system"
+	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/system"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/mount/pivotroot.go b/mount/pivotroot.go
index ffd60513..a88ed4a8 100644
--- a/mount/pivotroot.go
+++ b/mount/pivotroot.go
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"syscall"
-
-	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/system"
 )
 
 func PivotRoot(rootfs string) error {
@@ -17,16 +15,20 @@ func PivotRoot(rootfs string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't create pivot_root dir %s, error %v", pivotDir, err)
 	}
-	if err := system.Pivotroot(rootfs, pivotDir); err != nil {
+
+	if err := syscall.PivotRoot(rootfs, pivotDir); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("pivot_root %s", err)
 	}
-	if err := system.Chdir("/"); err != nil {
+
+	if err := syscall.Chdir("/"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("chdir / %s", err)
 	}
+
 	// path to pivot dir now changed, update
 	pivotDir = filepath.Join("/", filepath.Base(pivotDir))
-	if err := system.Unmount(pivotDir, syscall.MNT_DETACH); err != nil {
+	if err := syscall.Unmount(pivotDir, syscall.MNT_DETACH); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unmount pivot_root dir %s", err)
 	}
+
 	return os.Remove(pivotDir)
 }
diff --git a/mount/ptmx.go b/mount/ptmx.go
index 32c02520..c316481a 100644
--- a/mount/ptmx.go
+++ b/mount/ptmx.go
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ package mount
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/console"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/console"
 )
 
 func SetupPtmx(rootfs, consolePath, mountLabel string) error {
@@ -14,13 +15,16 @@ func SetupPtmx(rootfs, consolePath, mountLabel string) error {
 	if err := os.Remove(ptmx); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	if err := os.Symlink("pts/ptmx", ptmx); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("symlink dev ptmx %s", err)
 	}
+
 	if consolePath != "" {
 		if err := console.Setup(rootfs, consolePath, mountLabel); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/mount/readonly.go b/mount/readonly.go
index 0658358a..9b4a6f70 100644
--- a/mount/readonly.go
+++ b/mount/readonly.go
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 package mount
 
 import (
-	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/system"
 	"syscall"
 )
 
 func SetReadonly() error {
-	return system.Mount("/", "/", "bind", syscall.MS_BIND|syscall.MS_REMOUNT|syscall.MS_RDONLY|syscall.MS_REC, "")
+	return syscall.Mount("/", "/", "bind", syscall.MS_BIND|syscall.MS_REMOUNT|syscall.MS_RDONLY|syscall.MS_REC, "")
 }
diff --git a/mount/remount.go b/mount/remount.go
index 3e00509a..99a01209 100644
--- a/mount/remount.go
+++ b/mount/remount.go
@@ -2,30 +2,30 @@
 
 package mount
 
-import (
-	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/system"
-	"syscall"
-)
+import "syscall"
 
 func RemountProc() error {
-	if err := system.Unmount("/proc", syscall.MNT_DETACH); err != nil {
+	if err := syscall.Unmount("/proc", syscall.MNT_DETACH); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := system.Mount("proc", "/proc", "proc", uintptr(defaultMountFlags), ""); err != nil {
+
+	if err := syscall.Mount("proc", "/proc", "proc", uintptr(defaultMountFlags), ""); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
 func RemountSys() error {
-	if err := system.Unmount("/sys", syscall.MNT_DETACH); err != nil {
+	if err := syscall.Unmount("/sys", syscall.MNT_DETACH); err != nil {
 		if err != syscall.EINVAL {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
-		if err := system.Mount("sysfs", "/sys", "sysfs", uintptr(defaultMountFlags), ""); err != nil {
+		if err := syscall.Mount("sysfs", "/sys", "sysfs", uintptr(defaultMountFlags), ""); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/system/sysconfig.go b/system/sysconfig.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcbe6c9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/sysconfig.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// +build linux,cgo
+
+package system
+
+/*
+#include <unistd.h>
+int get_hz(void) { return sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK); }
+*/
+import "C"
+
+func GetClockTicks() int {
+	return int(C.get_hz())
+}