diff --git a/src/java.base/linux/classes/jdk/internal/platform/cgroupv1/CgroupV1Subsystem.java b/src/java.base/linux/classes/jdk/internal/platform/cgroupv1/CgroupV1Subsystem.java
index e1455e2799d..62a21e50d85 100644
--- a/src/java.base/linux/classes/jdk/internal/platform/cgroupv1/CgroupV1Subsystem.java
+++ b/src/java.base/linux/classes/jdk/internal/platform/cgroupv1/CgroupV1Subsystem.java
@@ -158,41 +158,37 @@ public class CgroupV1Subsystem implements CgroupSubsystem, CgroupV1Metrics {
      * setSubSystemPath based on the contents of /proc/self/cgroup
      */
     private static void setSubSystemControllerPath(CgroupV1Subsystem subsystem, String[] entry) {
-        String controllerName;
-        String base;
-        CgroupV1SubsystemController controller = null;
-        CgroupV1SubsystemController controller2 = null;
+        String controllerName = entry[1];
+        String base = entry[2];
 
-        controllerName = entry[1];
-        base = entry[2];
         if (controllerName != null && base != null) {
-            switch (controllerName) {
-                case "memory":
-                    controller = subsystem.memoryController();
-                    break;
-                case "cpuset":
-                    controller = subsystem.cpuSetController();
-                    break;
-                case "cpu,cpuacct":
-                case "cpuacct,cpu":
-                    controller = subsystem.cpuController();
-                    controller2 = subsystem.cpuAcctController();
-                    break;
-                case "cpuacct":
-                    controller = subsystem.cpuAcctController();
-                    break;
-                case "cpu":
-                    controller = subsystem.cpuController();
-                    break;
-                case "blkio":
-                    controller = subsystem.blkIOController();
-                    break;
-                // Ignore subsystems that we don't support
-                default:
-                    break;
+            for (String cName: controllerName.split(",")) {
+                switch (cName) {
+                    case "memory":
+                        setPath(subsystem, subsystem.memoryController(), base);
+                        break;
+                    case "cpuset":
+                        setPath(subsystem, subsystem.cpuSetController(), base);
+                        break;
+                    case "cpu":
+                        setPath(subsystem, subsystem.cpuController(), base);
+                        break;
+                    case "cpuacct":
+                        setPath(subsystem, subsystem.cpuAcctController(), base);
+                        break;
+                    case "blkio":
+                        setPath(subsystem, subsystem.blkIOController(), base);
+                        break;
+                    // Ignore subsystems that we don't support
+                    default:
+                        break;
+                }
             }
         }
 
+    }
+
+    private static void setPath(CgroupV1Subsystem subsystem, CgroupV1SubsystemController controller, String base) {
         if (controller != null) {
             controller.setPath(base);
             if (controller instanceof CgroupV1MemorySubSystemController) {
@@ -204,9 +200,6 @@ public class CgroupV1Subsystem implements CgroupSubsystem, CgroupV1Metrics {
             }
             subsystem.setActiveSubSystems();
         }
-        if (controller2 != null) {
-            controller2.setPath(base);
-        }
     }