diff --git a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/README.md b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/README.md
index 0ec4c4cb..eff852ac 100644
--- a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/README.md
+++ b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $ ./dhcp daemon
 
 If given `-pidfile <path>` arguments after 'daemon', the dhcp plugin will write
 its PID to the given file.
-If given `-hostprefix <prefix>` arguments after 'daemon', the dhcp plugin will use this prefix for netns as `<prefix>/<original netns>`. It could be used in case of running dhcp daemon as container.
+If given `-hostprefix <prefix>` arguments after 'daemon', the dhcp plugin will use this prefix for DHCP socket as `<prefix>/run/cni/dhcp.sock`. It could be used in case of running dhcp daemon as container.
 
 Alternatively, you can use systemd socket activation protocol.
 Be sure that the .socket file uses /run/cni/dhcp.sock as the socket path.
diff --git a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/daemon.go b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/daemon.go
index 4d1c1a6f..aeb87aaa 100644
--- a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/daemon.go
+++ b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/daemon.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func runDaemon(pidfilePath string, hostPrefix string, socketPath string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	l, err := getListener(socketPath)
+	l, err := getListener(hostPrefix + socketPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error getting listener: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/main.go b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/main.go
index 70768b43..3222316c 100644
--- a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/main.go
+++ b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/main.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func main() {
 		var socketPath string
 		daemonFlags := flag.NewFlagSet("daemon", flag.ExitOnError)
 		daemonFlags.StringVar(&pidfilePath, "pidfile", "", "optional path to write daemon PID to")
-		daemonFlags.StringVar(&hostPrefix, "hostprefix", "", "optional prefix to netns")
+		daemonFlags.StringVar(&hostPrefix, "hostprefix", "", "optional prefix to host root")
 		daemonFlags.StringVar(&socketPath, "socketpath", "", "optional dhcp server socketpath")
 		daemonFlags.Parse(os.Args[2:])