diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/fs.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/fs.go
index fb4fcc7f75b..9e2f0ec04c8 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/fs.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/fs.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var subsystems = []subsystem{
 	&FreezerGroup{},
 	&RdmaGroup{},
 	&NameGroup{GroupName: "name=systemd", Join: true},
+	&NameGroup{GroupName: "misc", Join: true},
 }
 
 var errSubsystemDoesNotExist = errors.New("cgroup: subsystem does not exist")
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/v1.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/v1.go
index 4dad32110fe..046c3056fba 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/v1.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/v1.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ var legacySubsystems = []subsystem{
 	&fs.NetClsGroup{},
 	&fs.NameGroup{GroupName: "name=systemd"},
 	&fs.RdmaGroup{},
+	&fs.NameGroup{GroupName: "misc"},
 }
 
 func genV1ResourcesProperties(r *configs.Resources, cm *dbusConnManager) ([]systemdDbus.Property, error) {