diff --git a/pkg/sysinfo/cgroup2_linux.go b/pkg/sysinfo/cgroup2_linux.go
index 1ea3cd51d9..559f04adca 100644
--- a/pkg/sysinfo/cgroup2_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/sysinfo/cgroup2_linux.go
@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@ import (
 
 type infoCollectorV2 func(info *SysInfo, controllers map[string]struct{}, dirPath string) (warnings []string)
 
-func newV2(quiet bool, opts *opts) *SysInfo {
+func newV2(quiet bool, options ...Opt) *SysInfo {
 	var warnings []string
 	sysInfo := &SysInfo{
 		CgroupUnified: true,
 	}
+	var opts opts
+	for _, o := range options {
+		o(&opts)
+	}
 	g := opts.cg2GroupPath
 	if g == "" {
 		g = "/"
diff --git a/pkg/sysinfo/sysinfo_linux.go b/pkg/sysinfo/sysinfo_linux.go
index 42709a4d35..30209f7dd7 100644
--- a/pkg/sysinfo/sysinfo_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/sysinfo/sysinfo_linux.go
@@ -53,14 +53,13 @@ func WithCgroup2GroupPath(g string) Opt {
 // the kernel supports. If `quiet` is `false` warnings are printed in logs
 // whenever an error occurs or misconfigurations are present.
 func New(quiet bool, options ...Opt) *SysInfo {
-	var opts opts
-	for _, o := range options {
-		o(&opts)
-	}
 	if cdcgroups.Mode() == cdcgroups.Unified {
-		return newV2(quiet, &opts)
+		return newV2(quiet, options...)
 	}
+	return newV1(quiet)
+}
 
+func newV1(quiet bool) *SysInfo {
 	var ops []infoCollector
 	var warnings []string
 	sysInfo := &SysInfo{}