diff --git a/sh/openrc-run.sh.in b/sh/openrc-run.sh.in
index 858ce3e88..7e3d158a8 100644
--- a/sh/openrc-run.sh.in
+++ b/sh/openrc-run.sh.in
@@ -289,27 +289,26 @@ if yesno "${rc_verbose:-$RC_VERBOSE}"; then
 	export EINFO_VERBOSE
 fi
 
-case $1 in
-status|describe) ;;
-*)
-	# Apply any ulimit(s) defined
-	[ -n "${rc_ulimit:-$RC_ULIMIT}" ] && apply_ulimits ${rc_ulimit:-$RC_ULIMIT}
+_setup_cgroup() {
+	grep -qs /sys/fs/cgroup /proc/1/mountinfo || return
+	[ -w /sys/fs/cgroup ] || {
+		yesno "$RC_USER_SERVICES" || eerror "No permission to apply cgroup settings"
+		return
+	}
 
 	# Apply cgroups settings if defined
-	if [ "$(command -v cgroup_add_service)" = "cgroup_add_service" ]; then
-		if grep -qs /sys/fs/cgroup /proc/1/mountinfo
-		then
-			if [ -d /sys/fs/cgroup -a ! -w /sys/fs/cgroup ]; then
-				eerror "No permission to apply cgroup settings"
-				break
-			fi
-		fi
-		cgroup_add_service
-	fi
-
+	[ "$(command -v cgroup_add_service)" = "cgroup_add_service" ] && cgroup_add_service
 	[ "$(command -v cgroup_set_limits)" = "cgroup_set_limits" ] && cgroup_set_limits
 	[ "$(command -v cgroup2_set_limits)" = "cgroup2_set_limits" ] && cgroup2_set_limits
-	;;
+}
+
+case $1 in
+	status|describe) ;;
+	*)
+		# Apply any ulimit(s) defined
+		[ -n "${rc_ulimit:-$RC_ULIMIT}" ] && apply_ulimits ${rc_ulimit:-$RC_ULIMIT}
+		_setup_cgroup
+		;;
 esac
 
 eval "printf '%s\n' $required_dirs" | while read _d; do