diff --git a/src/container/builder_impl.rs b/src/container/builder_impl.rs
index 857fb8439..7db9e4259 100644
--- a/src/container/builder_impl.rs
+++ b/src/container/builder_impl.rs
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ impl<'a> ContainerBuilderImpl<'a> {
     }
 
     fn cleanup_container(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        let linux = self.spec.linux.as_ref().context("no linux in spec")?;
-        let cgroups_path = utils::get_cgroup_path(&linux.cgroups_path, &self.container_id);
+        let linux = self.spec.linux().as_ref().context("no linux in spec")?;
+        let cgroups_path = utils::get_cgroup_path(linux.cgroups_path(), &self.container_id);
         let cmanager = cgroups::common::create_cgroup_manager(&cgroups_path, self.use_systemd)?;
 
         let mut errors = Vec::new();