diff --git a/libcontainer/init_linux.go b/libcontainer/init_linux.go
index e24d81817c1..6b59a87b5d2 100644
--- a/libcontainer/init_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/init_linux.go
@@ -76,10 +76,23 @@ type initConfig struct {
 
 // Init is part of "runc init" implementation.
 func Init() {
+	var cpus0, cpus1 unix.CPUSet
+	err := unix.SchedGetaffinity(0, &cpus0)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "sched_getaffinity 0 error: %s\n", err)
+		os.Exit(255)
+	}
+
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(1)
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
 
-	if err := startInitialization(); err != nil {
+	err = unix.SchedGetaffinity(0, &cpus1)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "sched_getaffinity 0 error: %s\n", err)
+		os.Exit(255)
+	}
+
+	if err := startInitialization(&cpus0, &cpus1); err != nil {
 		// If the error is returned, it was not communicated
 		// back to the parent (which is not a common case),
 		// so print it to stderr here as a last resort.
@@ -97,7 +110,7 @@ func Init() {
 // Normally, this function does not return. If it returns, with or without an
 // error, it means the initialization has failed. If the error is returned,
 // it means the error can not be communicated back to the parent.
-func startInitialization() (retErr error) {
+func startInitialization(cpus0, cpus1 *unix.CPUSet) (retErr error) {
 	// Get the synchronisation pipe.
 	envSyncPipe := os.Getenv("_LIBCONTAINER_SYNCPIPE")
 	syncPipeFd, err := strconv.Atoi(envSyncPipe)
@@ -155,18 +168,19 @@ func startInitialization() (retErr error) {
 
 	// See tests/integration/cpu_affinity.bats.
 	if logrus.GetLevel() >= logrus.DebugLevel {
-		var cpus unix.CPUSet
-		err := unix.SchedGetaffinity(0, &cpus)
+		var cpus2 unix.CPUSet
+		err := unix.SchedGetaffinity(0, &cpus2)
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.Debugf("sched_getaffinity: error %v", err)
-		} else {
+		}
+		for n, cpus := range []*unix.CPUSet{cpus0, cpus1, &cpus2} {
 			var list []int
 			for i := 0; i < 32; i++ {
 				if cpus.IsSet(i) {
 					list = append(list, i)
 				}
 			}
-			logrus.Debugf("Initial CPUs: %v", list)
+			logrus.Debugf("Initial CPUs %d: %v", n, list)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/cpu_affinity.bats b/tests/integration/cpu_affinity.bats
index 8a823ce23cc..cac23f9a80d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cpu_affinity.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/cpu_affinity.bats
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ function first_cpu() {
 	runc run -d --console-socket "$CONSOLE_SOCKET" ct1
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 
-	for cpus in "$first" "$first-$second" "$first,$second" "$second"; do
+	for cpus in "$second" "$first-$second" "$first,$second" "$first"; do
 		proc='
 {
     "terminal": false,
     "execCPUAffinity": {
 	    "initial": "'$cpus'"
     },
-    "args": [ "/bin/true" ],
+    "args": [ "/bin/grep", "Cpus_allowed_list:", "/proc/self/status" ],
     "cwd": "/"
 }'
 		exp=${cpus//,/-} # 1. "," --> "-".
@@ -47,27 +47,31 @@ function first_cpu() {
 		[[ "$output" == *"nsexec-1["*": CPUs: $exp "* ]]
 		[[ "$output" == *"nsexec-2["*": CPUs: $exp "* ]]
 		[[ "$output" == *"Initial CPU affinity: $cpus"* ]]
-		[[ "$output" == *"Initial CPUs: [$exp]"* ]]
+		[[ "$output" == *"Initial CPUs 0: [$exp]"* ]]
+		[[ "$output" == *"Initial CPUs 1: [$exp]"* ]]
+		[[ "$output" == *"Initial CPUs 2: [$exp]"* ]]
 	done
 }
 
 @test "runc exec [CPU affinity, initial and final are set]" {
-	first="$(first_cpu)"
-	second=$((first + 1)) # Hacky; might not work in all environments.
+	initial="$(first_cpu)"
+	final=$((initial + 1)) # Hacky; might not work in all environments.
 
-	update_config "	  .process.execCPUAffinity.initial = \"$first\"
-			| .process.execCPUAffinity.final = \"$second\""
+	update_config "	  .process.execCPUAffinity.initial = \"$initial\"
+			| .process.execCPUAffinity.final = \"$final\""
 
 	runc run -d --console-socket "$CONSOLE_SOCKET" ct1
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 
 	runc --debug exec ct1 grep "Cpus_allowed_list:" /proc/self/status
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-	[[ "$output" == *"nsexec["*": CPUs: $first "* ]]
-	[[ "$output" == *"nsexec-0["*": CPUs: $first "* ]]
-	[[ "$output" == *"nsexec-1["*": CPUs: $first "* ]]
-	[[ "$output" == *"nsexec-2["*": CPUs: $first "* ]]
-	[[ "$output" == *"Initial CPU affinity: $first"* ]]
-	[[ "$output" == *"Initial CPUs: [$first]"* ]]
-	[[ "$output" == *"Cpus_allowed_list:	$second"* ]] # Mind the literal tab.
+	[[ "$output" == *"nsexec["*": CPUs: $initial "* ]]
+	[[ "$output" == *"nsexec-0["*": CPUs: $initial "* ]]
+	[[ "$output" == *"nsexec-1["*": CPUs: $initial "* ]]
+	[[ "$output" == *"nsexec-2["*": CPUs: $initial "* ]]
+	[[ "$output" == *"Initial CPU affinity: $initial"* ]]
+	[[ "$output" == *"Initial CPUs 0: [$initial]"* ]]
+	[[ "$output" == *"Initial CPUs 1: [$initial]"* ]]
+	[[ "$output" == *"Initial CPUs 2: [$initial]"* ]]
+	[[ "$output" == *"Cpus_allowed_list:	$final"* ]] # Mind the literal tab.
 }