diff --git a/src/finit.c b/src/finit.c
index 48bfbc8e..b7c2f756 100644
--- a/src/finit.c
+++ b/src/finit.c
@@ -359,11 +359,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (fisdir("/proc/bus/usb"))
 		mount("none", "/proc/bus/usb", "usbfs", 0, NULL);
 
-	/*
-	 * Initialize default control groups, if available
-	 */
-	cgroup_init();
-
 	/*
 	 * Load plugins early, finit.conf may contain references to
 	 * features implemented by plugins.
@@ -432,6 +427,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		_pe("Failed mounting /sys");
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Initialize default control groups, if available
+	 */
+	cgroup_init();
+
 	/*
 	 * Initialize .conf system and load static /etc/finit.conf
 	 * Also initializes global_rlimit[] for udevd, below.