diff --git a/libcontainer/specconv/example.go b/libcontainer/specconv/example.go
index 46c5640e47f..a4961bf81fc 100644
--- a/libcontainer/specconv/example.go
+++ b/libcontainer/specconv/example.go
@@ -218,4 +218,5 @@ func ToRootless(spec *specs.Spec) {
 
 	// Remove cgroup settings.
 	spec.Linux.Resources = nil
+	spec.Linux.CgroupsPath = ""
 }