diff --git a/src/swap.c b/src/swap.c
index f7f9530a039..abd8cdd8d68 100644
--- a/src/swap.c
+++ b/src/swap.c
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ static int swap_load(Unit *u) {
                         if ((r = unit_set_description(u, s->what)) < 0)
                                 return r;
 
-
                 if ((r = swap_add_device_links(s)) < 0)
                         return r;
 
@@ -293,6 +292,9 @@ static int swap_load(Unit *u) {
                 if ((r = swap_add_target_links(s)) < 0)
                         return r;
 
+                if ((r = unit_add_default_cgroup(u)) < 0)
+                        return r;
+
                 if (s->meta.default_dependencies)
                         if ((r = swap_add_default_dependencies(s)) < 0)
                                 return r;