diff --git a/src/util/vircgroup.c b/src/util/vircgroup.c
index 733bbe68fbcb914718712ba4806ccc97a72e55ea..ffbbb8e7ddc6a5cca2466d5e5a50ae9d7d8ba392 100644
--- a/src/util/vircgroup.c
+++ b/src/util/vircgroup.c
@@ -1456,27 +1456,7 @@ virCgroupPathOfController(virCgroupPtr group,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (group->controllers[controller].mountPoint == NULL) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-                       _("Controller '%s' is not mounted"),
-                       virCgroupControllerTypeToString(controller));
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if (group->controllers[controller].placement == NULL) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-                       _("Controller '%s' is not enabled for group"),
-                       virCgroupControllerTypeToString(controller));
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if (virAsprintf(path, "%s%s/%s",
-                    group->controllers[controller].mountPoint,
-                    group->controllers[controller].placement,
-                    key ? key : "") < 0)
-        return -1;
-
-    return 0;
+    return group->backend->pathOfController(group, controller, key, path);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/util/vircgroupbackend.h b/src/util/vircgroupbackend.h
index b4eaa890214aced5b6be130bf7bd5036acd9f9a6..916227ba6a4d8f53d511a66f04c2c09e959b62cb 100644
--- a/src/util/vircgroupbackend.h
+++ b/src/util/vircgroupbackend.h
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ typedef bool
 typedef int
 (*virCgroupGetAnyControllerCB)(virCgroupPtr group);
 
+typedef int
+(*virCgroupPathOfControllerCB)(virCgroupPtr group,
+                               int controller,
+                               const char *key,
+                               char **path);
+
 struct _virCgroupBackend {
     virCgroupBackendType type;
 
@@ -95,6 +101,7 @@ struct _virCgroupBackend {
     virCgroupDetectControllersCB detectControllers;
     virCgroupHasControllerCB hasController;
     virCgroupGetAnyControllerCB getAnyController;
+    virCgroupPathOfControllerCB pathOfController;
 };
 typedef struct _virCgroupBackend virCgroupBackend;
 typedef virCgroupBackend *virCgroupBackendPtr;
diff --git a/src/util/vircgroupv1.c b/src/util/vircgroupv1.c
index d07eb494a3906de95e691bac6a0a472369a17ccc..5832c937f1454b08b5e5571ac273ae7c7e362b33 100644
--- a/src/util/vircgroupv1.c
+++ b/src/util/vircgroupv1.c
@@ -506,6 +506,36 @@ virCgroupV1GetAnyController(virCgroupPtr group)
 }
 
 
+static int
+virCgroupV1PathOfController(virCgroupPtr group,
+                            int controller,
+                            const char *key,
+                            char **path)
+{
+    if (group->controllers[controller].mountPoint == NULL) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                       _("v1 controller '%s' is not mounted"),
+                       virCgroupV1ControllerTypeToString(controller));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (group->controllers[controller].placement == NULL) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                       _("v1 controller '%s' is not enabled for group"),
+                       virCgroupV1ControllerTypeToString(controller));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (virAsprintf(path, "%s%s/%s",
+                    group->controllers[controller].mountPoint,
+                    group->controllers[controller].placement,
+                    key ? key : "") < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 virCgroupBackend virCgroupV1Backend = {
     .type = VIR_CGROUP_BACKEND_TYPE_V1,
 
@@ -520,6 +550,7 @@ virCgroupBackend virCgroupV1Backend = {
     .detectControllers = virCgroupV1DetectControllers,
     .hasController = virCgroupV1HasController,
     .getAnyController = virCgroupV1GetAnyController,
+    .pathOfController = virCgroupV1PathOfController,
 };