diff --git a/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix b/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
index a8e67f8ebce..b2246a1447d 100644
--- a/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
+++ b/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ in
       ''
         if ! ${pkgs.sysvtools}/bin/mountpoint -q /dev/cgroup; then
             mkdir -p /dev/cgroup
-            ${pkgs.utillinux}/bin/mount -t cgroup none /dev/cgroup
+            ${pkgs.utillinux}/bin/mount -t cgroup -o freezer,cpuacct,cpu,cpuset none /dev/cgroup
         fi
       '';