diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cgroup_manager_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cgroup_manager_linux.go
index a653e67c790..2e3968f4feb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cgroup_manager_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cgroup_manager_linux.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (l *libcontainerAdapter) newManager(cgroups *libcontainerconfigs.Cgroup, pa
 		if !cgroupsystemd.UseSystemd() {
 			panic("systemd cgroup manager not available")
 		}
-		return &cgroupsystemd.Manager{
+		return &cgroupsystemd.LegacyManager{
 			Cgroups: cgroups,
 			Paths:   paths,
 		}, nil