diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
index 5e05d5eff82a7..e7bed73fc69ae 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
@@ -534,12 +534,8 @@ func (cm *containerManagerImpl) setupNode(activePods ActivePodsFunc) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		manager, err := createManager(cm.KubeletCgroupsName)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
 		cont.ensureStateFunc = func(_ cgroups.Manager) error {
-			return ensureProcessInContainerWithOOMScore(os.Getpid(), qos.KubeletOOMScoreAdj, manager)
+			return ensureProcessInContainerWithOOMScore(os.Getpid(), qos.KubeletOOMScoreAdj, cont.manager)
 		}
 		systemContainers = append(systemContainers, cont)
 	} else {