diff --git a/src/util/vircgroup.c b/src/util/vircgroup.c
index 49ebd37ded..a6a409af3d 100644
--- a/src/util/vircgroup.c
+++ b/src/util/vircgroup.c
@@ -2921,12 +2921,10 @@ int
 virCgroupBindMount(virCgroup *group, const char *oldroot,
                    const char *mountopts)
 {
-    ssize_t i;
+    size_t i;
     virCgroup *parent = virCgroupGetNested(group);
 
-    /* In hybrid environments, V2 may be mounted over V1.
-     * Mount the backends in reverse order. */
-    for (i = VIR_CGROUP_BACKEND_TYPE_LAST - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    for (i = 0; i < VIR_CGROUP_BACKEND_TYPE_LAST; i++) {
         if (parent->backends[i] &&
             parent->backends[i]->bindMount(parent, oldroot, mountopts) < 0) {
             return -1;
diff --git a/src/util/vircgroupv2.c b/src/util/vircgroupv2.c
index bf6bd11fef..4c110940cf 100644
--- a/src/util/vircgroupv2.c
+++ b/src/util/vircgroupv2.c
@@ -69,13 +69,28 @@ virCgroupV2Available(void)
         return false;
 
     while (getmntent_r(mounts, &entry, buf, sizeof(buf)) != NULL) {
+        g_autofree char *contFile = NULL;
+        g_autofree char *contStr = NULL;
+
         if (STRNEQ(entry.mnt_type, "cgroup2"))
             continue;
 
+        /* Systemd uses cgroup v2 for process tracking but no controller is
+         * available. We should consider this configuration as cgroup v2 is
+         * not available. */
+        contFile = g_strdup_printf("%s/cgroup.controllers", entry.mnt_dir);
+
+        if (virFileReadAll(contFile, 1024 * 1024, &contStr) < 0)
+            goto cleanup;
+
+        if (STREQ(contStr, ""))
+            continue;
+
         ret = true;
         break;
     }
 
+ cleanup:
     VIR_FORCE_FCLOSE(mounts);
     return ret;
 }