diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go
index db4536b61eb..fa9951902aa 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/qos_container_manager_linux.go
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ package cm
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/qos"
 )
@@ -81,12 +83,15 @@ func (m *qosContainerManagerImpl) Start(getNodeAllocatable func() v1.ResourceLis
 
 	// Top level for Qos containers are created only for Burstable
 	// and Best Effort classes
-	qosClasses := [2]v1.PodQOSClass{v1.PodQOSBurstable, v1.PodQOSBestEffort}
+	qosClasses := map[v1.PodQOSClass]string{
+		v1.PodQOSBurstable:  path.Join(rootContainer, strings.ToLower(string(v1.PodQOSBurstable))),
+		v1.PodQOSBestEffort: path.Join(rootContainer, strings.ToLower(string(v1.PodQOSBestEffort))),
+	}
 
 	// Create containers for both qos classes
-	for _, qosClass := range qosClasses {
+	for qosClass, containerName := range qosClasses {
 		// get the container's absolute name
-		absoluteContainerName := CgroupName(path.Join(rootContainer, string(qosClass)))
+		absoluteContainerName := CgroupName(containerName)
 
 		resourceParameters := &ResourceConfig{}
 		// the BestEffort QoS class has a statically configured minShares value
@@ -114,8 +119,8 @@ func (m *qosContainerManagerImpl) Start(getNodeAllocatable func() v1.ResourceLis
 	// Store the top level qos container names
 	m.qosContainersInfo = QOSContainersInfo{
 		Guaranteed: rootContainer,
-		Burstable:  path.Join(rootContainer, string(v1.PodQOSBurstable)),
-		BestEffort: path.Join(rootContainer, string(v1.PodQOSBestEffort)),
+		Burstable:  qosClasses[v1.PodQOSBurstable],
+		BestEffort: qosClasses[v1.PodQOSBestEffort],
 	}
 	m.getNodeAllocatable = getNodeAllocatable
 	m.activePods = activePods
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/pods_container_manager_test.go b/test/e2e_node/pods_container_manager_test.go
index 043443c4fd8..53f48803eb1 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/pods_container_manager_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/pods_container_manager_test.go
@@ -52,8 +52,14 @@ func getResourceRequirements(requests, limits v1.ResourceList) v1.ResourceRequir
 	return res
 }
 
-// Kubelet internal cgroup name for node allocatable cgroup.
-const defaultNodeAllocatableCgroup = "kubepods"
+const (
+	// Kubelet internal cgroup name for node allocatable cgroup.
+	defaultNodeAllocatableCgroup = "kubepods"
+	// Kubelet internal cgroup name for burstable tier
+	burstableCgroup = "burstable"
+	// Kubelet internal cgroup name for burstable tier
+	bestEffortCgroup = "burstable"
+)
 
 // makePodToVerifyCgroups returns a pod that verifies the existence of the specified cgroups.
 func makePodToVerifyCgroups(cgroupNames []cm.CgroupName) *v1.Pod {
@@ -154,7 +160,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Kubelet Cgroup Manager", func() {
 				if !framework.TestContext.KubeletConfig.CgroupsPerQOS {
 					return
 				}
-				cgroupsToVerify := []cm.CgroupName{cm.CgroupName(v1.PodQOSBurstable), cm.CgroupName(v1.PodQOSBestEffort)}
+				cgroupsToVerify := []cm.CgroupName{cm.CgroupName(burstableCgroup), cm.CgroupName(bestEffortCgroup)}
 				pod := makePodToVerifyCgroups(cgroupsToVerify)
 				f.PodClient().Create(pod)
 				err := framework.WaitForPodSuccessInNamespace(f.ClientSet, pod.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
@@ -236,7 +242,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Kubelet Cgroup Manager", func() {
 					podUID = string(bestEffortPod.UID)
 				})
 				By("Checking if the pod cgroup was created", func() {
-					cgroupsToVerify := []cm.CgroupName{cm.CgroupName("BestEffort/pod" + podUID)}
+					cgroupsToVerify := []cm.CgroupName{cm.CgroupName("besteffort/pod" + podUID)}
 					pod := makePodToVerifyCgroups(cgroupsToVerify)
 					f.PodClient().Create(pod)
 					err := framework.WaitForPodSuccessInNamespace(f.ClientSet, pod.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
@@ -245,7 +251,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Kubelet Cgroup Manager", func() {
 				By("Checking if the pod cgroup was deleted", func() {
 					gp := int64(1)
 					Expect(f.PodClient().Delete(bestEffortPod.Name, &metav1.DeleteOptions{GracePeriodSeconds: &gp})).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-					pod := makePodToVerifyCgroupRemoved(cm.CgroupName("BestEffort/pod" + podUID))
+					pod := makePodToVerifyCgroupRemoved(cm.CgroupName("besteffort/pod" + podUID))
 					f.PodClient().Create(pod)
 					err := framework.WaitForPodSuccessInNamespace(f.ClientSet, pod.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
@@ -280,7 +286,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Kubelet Cgroup Manager", func() {
 					podUID = string(burstablePod.UID)
 				})
 				By("Checking if the pod cgroup was created", func() {
-					cgroupsToVerify := []cm.CgroupName{cm.CgroupName("Burstable/pod" + podUID)}
+					cgroupsToVerify := []cm.CgroupName{cm.CgroupName("burstable/pod" + podUID)}
 					pod := makePodToVerifyCgroups(cgroupsToVerify)
 					f.PodClient().Create(pod)
 					err := framework.WaitForPodSuccessInNamespace(f.ClientSet, pod.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
@@ -289,7 +295,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Kubelet Cgroup Manager", func() {
 				By("Checking if the pod cgroup was deleted", func() {
 					gp := int64(1)
 					Expect(f.PodClient().Delete(burstablePod.Name, &metav1.DeleteOptions{GracePeriodSeconds: &gp})).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-					pod := makePodToVerifyCgroupRemoved(cm.CgroupName("Burstable/pod" + podUID))
+					pod := makePodToVerifyCgroupRemoved(cm.CgroupName("burstable/pod" + podUID))
 					f.PodClient().Create(pod)
 					err := framework.WaitForPodSuccessInNamespace(f.ClientSet, pod.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())