diff --git a/criu/cgroup.c b/criu/cgroup.c
index bbfe91eb1..ae7cd4932 100644
--- a/criu/cgroup.c
+++ b/criu/cgroup.c
@@ -545,9 +545,10 @@ static int collect_cgroups(struct list_head *ctls)
 	int fd = -1;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(cc, ctls, l) {
-		char path[PATH_MAX], mopts[1024];
+		char path[PATH_MAX], mopts[1024], *root;
 		char prefix[] = ".criu.cgmounts.XXXXXX";
 		struct cg_controller *cg;
+		struct cg_root_opt *o;
 
 		current_controller = NULL;
 
@@ -602,7 +603,17 @@ static int collect_cgroups(struct list_head *ctls)
 			return -1;
 
 		path_pref_len = snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "/proc/self/fd/%d", fd);
-		snprintf(path + path_pref_len, PATH_MAX - path_pref_len, "%s", cc->path);
+
+		root = cc->path;
+		if (opts.new_global_cg_root)
+			root = opts.new_global_cg_root;
+
+		list_for_each_entry(o, &opts.new_cgroup_roots, node) {
+			if (!strcmp(cc->name, o->controller))
+				root = o->newroot;
+		}
+
+		snprintf(path + path_pref_len, PATH_MAX - path_pref_len, "%s", root);
 
 		ret = ftw(path, add_cgroup, 4);
 		if (ret < 0)