diff --git a/sh/runscript.sh.in b/sh/runscript.sh.in
index ca9c1336..722364ab 100644
--- a/sh/runscript.sh.in
+++ b/sh/runscript.sh.in
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ if [ -d /sys/fs/cgroup/ ]; then
 	# use RC_SVCNAME unless overridden in conf.d
 	SVC_CGROUP=${rc_cgroup:-$RC_SVCNAME}
 	mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/${SVC_CGROUP}
+	cp /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset.cpus /sys/fs/cgroup/${SVC_CGROUP}
+	cp /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset.mems /sys/fs/cgroup/${SVC_CGROUP}
 	# now attach self to cgroup - any children of this process will inherit this
 	echo $$ > /sys/fs/cgroup/${SVC_CGROUP}/tasks
 	# TODO: set res limits from conf.d