diff --git a/recipes/cgroups.rb b/recipes/cgroups.rb
index d9557f6318..a8cb037507 100644
--- a/recipes/cgroups.rb
+++ b/recipes/cgroups.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   else
     service 'cgroup-lite' do
       action :start
+      provider Chef::Provider::Service::Upstart if node['platform_version'] == '14.04'
     end
   end
 end