diff --git a/src/core/main.c b/src/core/main.c
index 01a6d41fb4..21c0d274c6 100644
--- a/src/core/main.c
+++ b/src/core/main.c
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (getpid() == 1)
                 install_crash_handler();
 
-        if (geteuid() == 0 && !getenv("SYSTEMD_SKIP_API_MOUNTS")) {
+        if (getpid() == 1) {
                 r = mount_cgroup_controllers(arg_join_controllers);
                 if (r < 0)
                         goto finish;