diff --git a/modules/jenkins/manifests/cgroups.pp b/modules/jenkins/manifests/cgroups.pp
index 732640049d..91b936d0cb 100644
--- a/modules/jenkins/manifests/cgroups.pp
+++ b/modules/jenkins/manifests/cgroups.pp
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 #
 class jenkins::cgroups {
 
-  package { 'cgroup-bin':
+  include jenkins::params
+
+  package { 'cgroups':
     ensure => present,
+    name   => $::jenkins::params::cgroups_package,
   }
 
   file { '/etc/cgconfig.conf':
@@ -27,14 +30,14 @@ class jenkins::cgroups {
   service { 'cgconfig':
     ensure    => running,
     enable    => true,
-    require   => Package['cgroup-bin'],
+    require   => Package['cgroups'],
     subscribe => File['/etc/cgconfig.conf'],
   }
 
   service { 'cgred':
     ensure    => running,
     enable    => true,
-    require   => Package['cgroup-bin'],
+    require   => Package['cgroups'],
     subscribe => File['/etc/cgrules.conf'],
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/jenkins/manifests/params.pp b/modules/jenkins/manifests/params.pp
index 3d684d819c..8e881af889 100644
--- a/modules/jenkins/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/modules/jenkins/manifests/params.pp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class jenkins::params {
       $unzip_package = 'unzip'
       $xslt_package = 'libxslt'
       $xvfb_package = 'xorg-x11-server-Xvfb'
+      $cgroups_package = 'libcgroup'
     }
     'Debian', 'Ubuntu': {
       # common packages
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ class jenkins::params {
       $unzip_package = 'unzip'
       $xslt_package = 'xsltproc'
       $xvfb_package = 'xvfb'
+      $cgroups_package = 'cgroup-bin'
     }
     default: {
       fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} The 'jenkins' module only supports osfamily Ubuntu or Redhat(slaves only).")
diff --git a/modules/jenkins/templates/cgconfig.erb b/modules/jenkins/templates/cgconfig.erb
index d947b51b06..6236ca8fb5 100644
--- a/modules/jenkins/templates/cgconfig.erb
+++ b/modules/jenkins/templates/cgconfig.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+<% if osfamily == "RedHat" then %>
+
+mount {
+        cpuset  = /cgroup/cpuset;
+        cpu     = /cgroup/cpu;
+        cpuacct = /cgroup/cpuacct;
+        memory  = /cgroup/memory;
+        devices = /cgroup/devices;
+        freezer = /cgroup/freezer;
+        net_cls = /cgroup/net_cls;
+        blkio   = /cgroup/blkio;
+}
+
+<% else %>
 mount {
         cpu = /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu;
         cpuacct = /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuacct;
@@ -5,6 +19,7 @@ mount {
         memory = /sys/fs/cgroup/memory;
         freezer = /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer;
 }
+<% end %>
 
 group jenkins {
 	perm {