diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager.go
index fb82e039366..70edb484109 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager.go
@@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// Warning message for the users still using cgroup v1
-	CgroupV1MaintenanceModeWarning = "Cgroup v1 support is in maintenance mode, please migrate to Cgroup v2."
+	CgroupV1MaintenanceModeWarning = "cgroup v1 support is in maintenance mode, please migrate to cgroup v2"
+
+	// Warning message for the users using cgroup v2 on kernel doesn't support root `cpu.stat`.
+	// `cpu.stat` was added to root cgroup in kernel 5.8.
+	// (ref: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/936f2a70f2077f64fab1dcb3eca71879e82ecd3f)
+	CgroupV2KernelWarning = "cgroup v2 is being used on a kernel, which doesn't support root `cpu.stat`." +
+		"Kubelet will continue, but may experience instability or wrong behavior"
 )
 
 type ActivePodsFunc func() []*v1.Pod
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index b5d0c68ebc4..df9a401b5c0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -1645,7 +1645,9 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) Run(updates <-chan kubetypes.PodUpdate) {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	kl.warnCgroupV1Usage()
+	if err := kl.cgroupVersionCheck(); err != nil {
+		klog.V(2).InfoS("Warning: cgroup check", "error", err)
+	}
 
 	// Start volume manager
 	go kl.volumeManager.Run(ctx, kl.sourcesReady)
@@ -3067,12 +3069,3 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) PrepareDynamicResources(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod) err
 func (kl *Kubelet) UnprepareDynamicResources(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	return kl.containerManager.UnprepareDynamicResources(ctx, pod)
 }
-
-func (kl *Kubelet) warnCgroupV1Usage() {
-	cgroupVersion := kl.containerManager.GetNodeConfig().CgroupVersion
-	if cgroupVersion == 1 {
-		kl.recorder.Eventf(kl.nodeRef, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.CgroupV1, cm.CgroupV1MaintenanceModeWarning)
-		klog.V(2).InfoS("Warning: cgroup v1", "message", cm.CgroupV1MaintenanceModeWarning)
-	}
-	metrics.CgroupVersion.Set(float64(cgroupVersion))
-}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c1f82b1af69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+//go:build linux
+
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package kubelet
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/events"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/metrics"
+)
+
+func (kl *Kubelet) cgroupVersionCheck() error {
+	cgroupVersion := kl.containerManager.GetNodeConfig().CgroupVersion
+	metrics.CgroupVersion.Set(float64(cgroupVersion))
+	switch cgroupVersion {
+	case 1:
+		kl.recorder.Eventf(kl.nodeRef, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.CgroupV1, cm.CgroupV1MaintenanceModeWarning)
+		return errors.New(cm.CgroupV1MaintenanceModeWarning)
+	case 2:
+		cpustat := filepath.Join(util.CgroupRoot, "cpu.stat")
+		if _, err := os.Stat(cpustat); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			// if `/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu.stat` does not exist, log a warning
+			return errors.New(cm.CgroupV2KernelWarning)
+		}
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported cgroup version: %d", cgroupVersion)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_others.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_others.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0bd5a586981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_others.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+//go:build !linux
+
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package kubelet
+
+// cgroupVersionCheck performs a version check for the cgroup.
+// This method is not applicable for non-Linux operating systems.
+func (kl *Kubelet) cgroupVersionCheck() error {
+	return nil
+}