diff --git a/pkg/parsers/operatingsystem/operatingsystem_linux.go b/pkg/parsers/operatingsystem/operatingsystem_linux.go
index 2fefcabf3d..8943c1ae31 100644
--- a/pkg/parsers/operatingsystem/operatingsystem_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/parsers/operatingsystem/operatingsystem_linux.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func IsContainerized() (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 	for _, line := range bytes.Split(b, []byte{'\n'}) {
-		if len(line) > 0 && !bytes.HasSuffix(line, []byte{'/'}) && !bytes.HasSuffix(line, []byte("init.scope")) {
+		if len(line) > 0 && !bytes.HasSuffix(line, []byte(":/")) && !bytes.HasSuffix(line, []byte(":/init.scope")) {
 			return true, nil
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/parsers/operatingsystem/operatingsystem_linux_test.go b/pkg/parsers/operatingsystem/operatingsystem_linux_test.go
index ec9b05c08e..4934fab6c8 100644
--- a/pkg/parsers/operatingsystem/operatingsystem_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/parsers/operatingsystem/operatingsystem_linux_test.go
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ func TestIsContainerized(t *testing.T) {
 3:cpuacct:/docker/3cef1b53c50b0fa357d994f8a1a8cd783c76bbf4f5dd08b226e38a8bd331338d
 2:cpu:/docker/3cef1b53c50b0fa357d994f8a1a8cd783c76bbf4f5dd08b226e38a8bd331338d
 1:cpuset:/`)
+		nonContainerizedProc1CgroupNotSystemd = []byte(`9:memory:/not/init.scope
+	1:name=not_systemd:/not.init.scope
+`)
 	)
 
 	dir := os.TempDir()
@@ -247,6 +250,17 @@ func TestIsContainerized(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Wrongly assuming containerized for systemd /init.scope cgroup layout")
 	}
 
+	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(proc1Cgroup, nonContainerizedProc1CgroupNotSystemd, 0600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to write to %s: %v", proc1Cgroup, err)
+	}
+	inContainer, err = IsContainerized()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !inContainer {
+		t.Fatal("Wrongly assuming non-containerized")
+	}
+
 	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(proc1Cgroup, containerizedProc1Cgroup, 0600); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to write to %s: %v", proc1Cgroup, err)
 	}