diff --git a/vendor.conf b/vendor.conf
index 434eba845..37a21e35a 100644
--- a/vendor.conf
+++ b/vendor.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 github.com/containerd/go-runc 5a6d9f37cfa36b15efba46dc7ea349fa9b7143c3
 github.com/containerd/console c12b1e7919c14469339a5d38f2f8ed9b64a9de23
-github.com/containerd/cgroups 1152b960fcee041f50df15cdc67c29dbccf801ef
+github.com/containerd/cgroups dbea6f2bd41658b84b00417ceefa416b979cbf10
 github.com/containerd/typeurl a93fcdb778cd272c6e9b3028b2f42d813e785d40
 github.com/containerd/fifo 3d5202aec260678c48179c56f40e6f38a095738c
 github.com/containerd/btrfs 2e1aa0ddf94f91fa282b6ed87c23bf0d64911244
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containerd/cgroups/cgroup.go b/vendor/github.com/containerd/cgroups/cgroup.go
index 03fcb9284..9fbea8249 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containerd/cgroups/cgroup.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containerd/cgroups/cgroup.go
@@ -30,24 +30,49 @@ import (
 )
 
 // New returns a new control via the cgroup cgroups interface
-func New(hierarchy Hierarchy, path Path, resources *specs.LinuxResources) (Cgroup, error) {
+func New(hierarchy Hierarchy, path Path, resources *specs.LinuxResources, opts ...InitOpts) (Cgroup, error) {
+	config := newInitConfig()
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		if err := o(config); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
 	subsystems, err := hierarchy()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	var active []Subsystem
 	for _, s := range subsystems {
+		// check if subsystem exists
 		if err := initializeSubsystem(s, path, resources); err != nil {
+			if err == ErrControllerNotActive {
+				if config.InitCheck != nil {
+					if skerr := config.InitCheck(s, path, err); skerr != nil {
+						if skerr != ErrIgnoreSubsystem {
+							return nil, skerr
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				continue
+			}
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		active = append(active, s)
 	}
 	return &cgroup{
 		path:       path,
-		subsystems: subsystems,
+		subsystems: active,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 // Load will load an existing cgroup and allow it to be controlled
-func Load(hierarchy Hierarchy, path Path) (Cgroup, error) {
+func Load(hierarchy Hierarchy, path Path, opts ...InitOpts) (Cgroup, error) {
+	config := newInitConfig()
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		if err := o(config); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
 	var activeSubsystems []Subsystem
 	subsystems, err := hierarchy()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -60,6 +85,16 @@ func Load(hierarchy Hierarchy, path Path) (Cgroup, error) {
 			if os.IsNotExist(errors.Cause(err)) {
 				return nil, ErrCgroupDeleted
 			}
+			if err == ErrControllerNotActive {
+				if config.InitCheck != nil {
+					if skerr := config.InitCheck(s, path, err); skerr != nil {
+						if skerr != ErrIgnoreSubsystem {
+							return nil, skerr
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				continue
+			}
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if _, err := os.Lstat(s.Path(p)); err != nil {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containerd/cgroups/opts.go b/vendor/github.com/containerd/cgroups/opts.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c5d9fb9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containerd/cgroups/opts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+   Copyright The containerd Authors.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package cgroups
+
+import (
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+var (
+	// ErrIgnoreSubsystem allows the specific subsystem to be skipped
+	ErrIgnoreSubsystem = errors.New("skip subsystem")
+	// ErrDevicesRequired is returned when the devices subsystem is required but
+	// does not exist or is not active
+	ErrDevicesRequired = errors.New("devices subsystem is required")
+)
+
+// InitOpts allows configuration for the creation or loading of a cgroup
+type InitOpts func(*InitConfig) error
+
+// InitConfig provides configuration options for the creation
+// or loading of a cgroup and its subsystems
+type InitConfig struct {
+	// InitCheck can be used to check initialization errors from the subsystem
+	InitCheck InitCheck
+}
+
+func newInitConfig() *InitConfig {
+	return &InitConfig{
+		InitCheck: RequireDevices,
+	}
+}
+
+// InitCheck allows subsystems errors to be checked when initialized or loaded
+type InitCheck func(Subsystem, Path, error) error
+
+// AllowAny allows any subsystem errors to be skipped
+func AllowAny(s Subsystem, p Path, err error) error {
+	return ErrIgnoreSubsystem
+}
+
+// RequireDevices requires the device subsystem but no others
+func RequireDevices(s Subsystem, p Path, err error) error {
+	if s.Name() == Devices {
+		return ErrDevicesRequired
+	}
+	return ErrIgnoreSubsystem
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containerd/cgroups/paths.go b/vendor/github.com/containerd/cgroups/paths.go
index 455ce857f..f45fd4256 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containerd/cgroups/paths.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containerd/cgroups/paths.go
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ func PidPath(pid int) Path {
 	return existingPath(paths, "")
 }
 
+// ErrControllerNotActive is returned when a controller is not supported or enabled
+var ErrControllerNotActive = errors.New("controller is not supported")
+
 func existingPath(paths map[string]string, suffix string) Path {
 	// localize the paths based on the root mount dest for nested cgroups
 	for n, p := range paths {
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ func existingPath(paths map[string]string, suffix string) Path {
 		root, ok := paths[string(name)]
 		if !ok {
 			if root, ok = paths[fmt.Sprintf("name=%s", name)]; !ok {
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to find %q in controller set", name)
+				return "", ErrControllerNotActive
 			}
 		}
 		if suffix != "" {