diff --git a/cgroups/cgroups.go b/cgroups/cgroups.go
index e108f310..5495c5c0 100644
--- a/cgroups/cgroups.go
+++ b/cgroups/cgroups.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func FindCgroup() (Cgroup, error) {
 		fields := strings.Split(text, " ")
 		// Safe as mountinfo encodes mountpoints with spaces as \040.
 		index := strings.Index(text, " - ")
-		postSeparatorFields := strings.Fields(text[index+3:])
+		postSeparatorFields := strings.Split(text[index+3:], " ")
 		numPostFields := len(postSeparatorFields)
 
 		// This is an error as we can't detect if the mount is for "cgroup"
@@ -53,10 +53,7 @@ func FindCgroup() (Cgroup, error) {
 		}
 
 		if postSeparatorFields[0] == "cgroup" {
-			// Check that the mount is properly formated.
-			if numPostFields < 3 {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error found less than 3 fields post '-' in %q", text)
-			}
+			// No need to parse the rest of the postSeparatorFields
 
 			cg := &CgroupV1{
 				MountPath: filepath.Dir(fields[4]),
diff --git a/cmd/runtimetest/mount/mountinfo_linux.go b/cmd/runtimetest/mount/mountinfo_linux.go
index be69fee1..44170c8b 100644
--- a/cmd/runtimetest/mount/mountinfo_linux.go
+++ b/cmd/runtimetest/mount/mountinfo_linux.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func parseInfoFile(r io.Reader) ([]*Info, error) {
 		}
 		// Safe as mountinfo encodes mountpoints with spaces as \040.
 		index := strings.Index(text, " - ")
-		postSeparatorFields := strings.Fields(text[index+3:])
+		postSeparatorFields := strings.Split(text[index+3:], " ")
 		if len(postSeparatorFields) < 3 {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error found less than 3 fields post '-' in %q", text)
 		}