diff --git a/criu/fault-injection.c b/criu/fault-injection.c
index 83dc1fc8d6..2272e6d842 100644
--- a/criu/fault-injection.c
+++ b/criu/fault-injection.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "criu-log.h"
 #include "fault-injection.h"
+#include "seize.h"
 
 enum faults fi_strategy;
 
@@ -21,5 +22,13 @@ int fault_injection_init(void)
 	}
 
 	fi_strategy = start;
+
+	switch (fi_strategy) {
+	case FI_DISABLE_FREEZE_CGROUP:
+		dont_use_freeze_cgroup();
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	};
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/criu/include/fault-injection.h b/criu/include/fault-injection.h
index 552ee43389..82c3a1f7fc 100644
--- a/criu/include/fault-injection.h
+++ b/criu/include/fault-injection.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ enum faults {
 	FI_CORRUPT_EXTREGS = 134,
 	FI_DONT_USE_PAGEMAP_SCAN = 135,
 	FI_DUMP_CRASH = 136,
+	FI_DISABLE_FREEZE_CGROUP = 137,
 	FI_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/criu/include/seize.h b/criu/include/seize.h
index 3225029dd3..f5ea76b16c 100644
--- a/criu/include/seize.h
+++ b/criu/include/seize.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define __CR_SEIZE_H__
 
 extern int collect_pstree(void);
+struct pstree_item;
 extern void pstree_switch_state(struct pstree_item *root_item, int st);
 extern const char *get_real_freezer_state(void);
 extern bool alarm_timeouted(void);
diff --git a/test/jenkins/criu-fault.sh b/test/jenkins/criu-fault.sh
index 1fda40a969..fc0eddc2b2 100755
--- a/test/jenkins/criu-fault.sh
+++ b/test/jenkins/criu-fault.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ fi
 # also check for the main thread corruption
 ./test/zdtm.py run -t zdtm/static/fpu00 --fault 134 -f h --norst || fail
 
+# check dont_use_freeze_cgroup
+./test/zdtm.py run -t zdtm/static/env00 --freezecg zdtm:t --fault 137
+./test/zdtm.py run -t zdtm/static/env00 --freezecg zdtm:t --fault 137 --norst
+
 if ./test/zdtm.py run -t zdtm/static/vfork00 --fault 136 --report report -f h ; then
 	fail
 fi