diff --git a/src/cgroup.c b/src/cgroup.c
index a64ae574..6c4164eb 100644
--- a/src/cgroup.c
+++ b/src/cgroup.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ int cgroup_service(char *name, int pid, struct cgroup *cg)
 			group = cg->name;
 	}
 
-	return cgroup_leaf_init(group, name, pid, cg->cfg);
+	return cgroup_leaf_init(group, name, pid, cg ? cg->cfg : NULL);
 }
 
 static void append_ctrl(char *ctrl)