diff --git a/cache_images/ubuntu_setup.sh b/cache_images/ubuntu_setup.sh
index 34dedfd8..de13f919 100644
--- a/cache_images/ubuntu_setup.sh
+++ b/cache_images/ubuntu_setup.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ bash $SCRIPT_DIRPATH/ubuntu_packaging.sh
 
 if ! ((CONTAINER)); then
     warn "Making Ubuntu kernel to enable cgroup swap accounting"
-    SEDCMD='s/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="(.*)"/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="\1 cgroup_enable=memory swapaccount=1"/'
+    warn "Forcing CgroupsV1"
+    SEDCMD='s/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="(.*)"/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="\1 cgroup_enable=memory swapaccount=1 systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=0"/'
     ooe.sh $SUDO sed -re "$SEDCMD" -i /etc/default/grub.d/*
     ooe.sh $SUDO sed -re "$SEDCMD" -i /etc/default/grub
     ooe.sh $SUDO update-grub