diff --git a/sh/runscript.sh.in b/sh/runscript.sh.in
index 18bf4c35..83db42b1 100644
--- a/sh/runscript.sh.in
+++ b/sh/runscript.sh.in
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ unset _conf_d
 # Load any system overrides
 sourcex -e "@SYSCONFDIR@/rc.conf"
 
-if [ "$RC_UNAME" = "Linux" ]; then
-	if [ -d /sys/fs/cgroup/openrc ] && checkpath -W /sys/fs/cgroup/openrc ; then
+if [ "$RC_UNAME" = "Linux" -a "$1" = "start" ]; then
+	if [ -d /sys/fs/cgroup/openrc ]; then
 		mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/openrc/${RC_SVCNAME}
 		echo $$ > /sys/fs/cgroup/openrc/${RC_SVCNAME}/tasks
 	fi