diff --git a/src/core/cgroup.c b/src/core/cgroup.c
index c806d6b7cb..9013a0810b 100644
--- a/src/core/cgroup.c
+++ b/src/core/cgroup.c
@@ -2167,6 +2167,9 @@ void unit_invalidate_cgroup(Unit *u, CGroupMask m) {
         if (m & (CGROUP_MASK_IO | CGROUP_MASK_BLKIO))
                 m |= CGROUP_MASK_IO | CGROUP_MASK_BLKIO;
 
+        if (m & (CGROUP_MASK_CPU | CGROUP_MASK_CPUACCT))
+                m |= CGROUP_MASK_CPU | CGROUP_MASK_CPUACCT;
+
         if ((u->cgroup_realized_mask & m) == 0)
                 return;