diff --git a/files/docker-daemon.json b/files/docker-daemon.json
index 55e395721..1a69a0f82 100644
--- a/files/docker-daemon.json
+++ b/files/docker-daemon.json
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
   "bridge": "none",
+  "exec-opts": [
+    "native.cgroupdriver=systemd"
+  ],
   "log-driver": "json-file",
   "log-opts": {
     "max-size": "10m",
diff --git a/files/kubelet-config.json b/files/kubelet-config.json
index b78510c6a..607de83fe 100644
--- a/files/kubelet-config.json
+++ b/files/kubelet-config.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   "clusterDomain": "cluster.local",
   "hairpinMode": "hairpin-veth",
   "readOnlyPort": 0,
-  "cgroupDriver": "cgroupfs",
+  "cgroupDriver": "systemd",
   "cgroupRoot": "/",
   "featureGates": {
     "RotateKubeletServerCertificate": true