diff --git a/libs/sm/blktap2.py b/libs/sm/blktap2.py
index 00992b9aa..d23ad8949 100644
--- a/libs/sm/blktap2.py
+++ b/libs/sm/blktap2.py
@@ -758,14 +758,23 @@ def launch_from_arg(cls, arg):
 
     @staticmethod
     def cgclassify(pid):
-
-        # We dont provide any <controllers>:<path>
-        # so cgclassify uses /etc/cgrules.conf which
-        # we have configured in the spec file.
-        cmd = ["cgclassify", str(pid)]
         try:
-            util.pread2(cmd)
-        except util.CommandException as e:
+            # We dont provide any <controllers>:<path>
+            # so cgclassify uses /etc/cgrules.conf which
+            # we have configured in the spec file.
+            cmd = ["cgclassify", str(pid)]
+            try:
+                util.pread2(cmd)
+            except util.CommandException as e:
+                util.logException(e)
+                # cgroup-v2 path
+                cmd = ["cgcreate", "-g", "cpu:vm.slice/tapdisk"]
+                util.pread2(cmd)
+                cgroup_slice_dir = os.path.join("/sys/fs/cgroup", "vm.slice", "tapdisk")
+                procs_file = os.path.join(cgroup_slice_dir, "cgroup.procs")
+                with open(procs_file, 'w') as f:
+                    f.write(str(pid))
+        except Exception as e:
             util.logException(e)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tests/test_blktap2.py b/tests/test_blktap2.py
index a23e83bfd..5e7b8acca 100644
--- a/tests/test_blktap2.py
+++ b/tests/test_blktap2.py
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ def test_cgclassify_normal_call(self, mock_pread2):
     def test_cgclassify_exception_swallow(self, mock_log, mock_pread2):
         mock_pread2.side_effect = util.CommandException(999)
         blktap2.Tapdisk.cgclassify(123)
-        mock_pread2.assert_called_with(['cgclassify', '123'])
-        self.assertEqual(mock_log.call_count, 1)
+        mock_pread2.assert_called_with(['cgcreate', '-g', 'cpu:vm.slice/tapdisk'])
+        self.assertEqual(mock_log.call_count, 2)
 
     @mock.patch('sm.blktap2.Tapdisk.cgclassify')
     def test_cgclassify_called_by_launch_on_tap(self, mock_cgclassify):