diff --git a/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go b/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
index 2dc10a512b3..aeece6c7c11 100644
--- a/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ HTTP server: The kubelet can also listen for HTTP and respond to a simple API
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 
-			if (kubeletConfig.KubeletCgroups != "" && kubeletConfig.KubeReservedCgroup != "") && (0 != strings.Index(kubeletConfig.KubeletCgroups, kubeletConfig.KubeReservedCgroup)) {
+			if (kubeletConfig.KubeletCgroups != "" && kubeletConfig.KubeReservedCgroup != "") && (strings.Index(kubeletConfig.KubeletCgroups, kubeletConfig.KubeReservedCgroup) != 0) {
 				klog.InfoS("unsupported configuration:KubeletCgroups is not within KubeReservedCgroup")
 			}