diff --git a/conf.d/cgroups b/conf.d/cgroups
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac916b0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf.d/cgroups
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# cgroup mount options
+#cgroup_opts=nodev,noexec,nosuid
diff --git a/init.d/cgroups.in b/init.d/cgroups.in
index 218cce7db..a13f08661 100644
--- a/init.d/cgroups.in
+++ b/init.d/cgroups.in
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 description="Mount the control groups."
 
-cgroup_opts=nodev,noexec,nosuid
+# default mount options can be overriden in conf.d
+: "${cgroup_opts:="nodev,noexec,nosuid"}"
 
 depend()
 {