diff --git a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/docker/docker.go b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/docker/docker.go
index 27c04537e49b89b4443980428109eeeee3d3b044..3b852238c47749c3eda458eb0c98050184f0866d 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/docker/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/docker/docker.go
@@ -37,21 +37,12 @@ import (
 var docURL = "https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/drivers/docker/"
 
 func init() {
-	priority := registry.Default
-	// Staged rollout for preferred:
-	// - Linux
-	// - Windows (once "service" command works)
-	// - macOS
-	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
-		priority = registry.Preferred
-	}
-
 	if err := registry.Register(registry.DriverDef{
 		Name:     driver.Docker,
 		Config:   configure,
 		Init:     func() drivers.Driver { return kic.NewDriver(kic.Config{OCIBinary: oci.Docker}) },
 		Status:   status,
-		Priority: priority,
+		Priority: registry.HighlyPreferred,
 	}); err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("register failed: %v", err))
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/registry/registry.go b/pkg/minikube/registry/registry.go
index 4be194220a78cfdab5330634f249b61194c1d5cd..9d83ce99248f793bb544b2ea1a0650314e9b6a81 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/registry/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/registry/registry.go
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ const (
 	Default
 	// Preferred is for drivers that use a native hypervisor interface
 	Preferred
+	// HighlyPreferred is the ultimate driver preferences
+	HighlyPreferred
 )
 
 // Registry contains all the supported driver definitions on the host