diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/start.yml b/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/start.yml
index 165a2f31d4..c4460a830f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/start.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/start.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     volumes:
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/nova-libvirt/:/opt/kolla/nova-libvirt/:ro"
       - "/run:/run"
+      - "/sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup"
       - "/var/lib/nova/instances"
     env:
       KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY: "{{ config_strategy }}"