diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cgroup_manager_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cgroup_manager_linux.go
index 4936f4b166b..230173690d5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cgroup_manager_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cgroup_manager_linux.go
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ func getSupportedUnifiedControllers() sets.String {
 
 func (m *cgroupManagerImpl) toResources(resourceConfig *ResourceConfig) *libcontainerconfigs.Resources {
 	resources := &libcontainerconfigs.Resources{
-		SkipDevices: true,
+		SkipDevices:     true,
+		SkipFreezeOnSet: true,
 	}
 	if resourceConfig == nil {
 		return resources