};
 
 /* just cache last used one */
-static struct cgroupfs_cache_entry cached;
+static struct cgroupfs_cache_entry *cached;
 
 int cgroupfs_find_mountpoint(char *buf, size_t maxlen, const char *subsys)
 {
        char *p, *path;
        char mountpoint[PATH_MAX];
 
-       if (!strcmp(cached.subsys, subsys)) {
-               if (strlen(cached.mountpoint) < maxlen) {
-                       strcpy(buf, cached.mountpoint);
+       if (cached && !strcmp(cached->subsys, subsys)) {
+               if (strlen(cached->mountpoint) < maxlen) {
+                       strcpy(buf, cached->mountpoint);
                        return 0;
                }
                return -1;
        free(line);
        fclose(fp);
 
-       strncpy(cached.subsys, subsys, sizeof(cached.subsys) - 1);
-       strcpy(cached.mountpoint, mountpoint);
+       if (!cached)
+               cached = calloc(1, sizeof(*cached));
+
+       if (cached) {
+               strncpy(cached->subsys, subsys, sizeof(cached->subsys) - 1);
+               strcpy(cached->mountpoint, mountpoint);
+       }
 
        if (mountpoint[0] && strlen(mountpoint) < maxlen) {
                strcpy(buf, mountpoint);