diff --git a/src/util/vircgroup.c b/src/util/vircgroup.c
index e58e32fd99..f112864eac 100644
--- a/src/util/vircgroup.c
+++ b/src/util/vircgroup.c
@@ -1768,10 +1768,7 @@ virCgroupGetCpusetMemoryMigrate(virCgroupPtr group, bool *migrate)
 int
 virCgroupSetCpusetCpus(virCgroupPtr group, const char *cpus)
 {
-    return virCgroupSetValueStr(group,
-                                VIR_CGROUP_CONTROLLER_CPUSET,
-                                "cpuset.cpus",
-                                cpus);
+    VIR_CGROUP_BACKEND_CALL(group, setCpusetCpus, -1, cpus);
 }
 
 
@@ -1786,10 +1783,7 @@ virCgroupSetCpusetCpus(virCgroupPtr group, const char *cpus)
 int
 virCgroupGetCpusetCpus(virCgroupPtr group, char **cpus)
 {
-    return virCgroupGetValueStr(group,
-                                VIR_CGROUP_CONTROLLER_CPUSET,
-                                "cpuset.cpus",
-                                cpus);
+    VIR_CGROUP_BACKEND_CALL(group, getCpusetCpus, -1, cpus);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/util/vircgroupbackend.h b/src/util/vircgroupbackend.h
index d4e4c4a6cc..1c5744ef76 100644
--- a/src/util/vircgroupbackend.h
+++ b/src/util/vircgroupbackend.h
@@ -340,6 +340,14 @@ typedef int
 (*virCgroupGetCpusetMemoryMigrateCB)(virCgroupPtr group,
                                      bool *migrate);
 
+typedef int
+(*virCgroupSetCpusetCpusCB)(virCgroupPtr group,
+                            const char *cpus);
+
+typedef int
+(*virCgroupGetCpusetCpusCB)(virCgroupPtr group,
+                            char **cpus);
+
 struct _virCgroupBackend {
     virCgroupBackendType type;
 
@@ -414,6 +422,8 @@ struct _virCgroupBackend {
     virCgroupGetCpusetMemsCB getCpusetMems;
     virCgroupSetCpusetMemoryMigrateCB setCpusetMemoryMigrate;
     virCgroupGetCpusetMemoryMigrateCB getCpusetMemoryMigrate;
+    virCgroupSetCpusetCpusCB setCpusetCpus;
+    virCgroupGetCpusetCpusCB getCpusetCpus;
 };
 typedef struct _virCgroupBackend virCgroupBackend;
 typedef virCgroupBackend *virCgroupBackendPtr;
diff --git a/src/util/vircgroupv1.c b/src/util/vircgroupv1.c
index d33e9501b8..a6d6eade40 100644
--- a/src/util/vircgroupv1.c
+++ b/src/util/vircgroupv1.c
@@ -1995,6 +1995,28 @@ virCgroupV1GetCpusetMemoryMigrate(virCgroupPtr group,
 }
 
 
+static int
+virCgroupV1SetCpusetCpus(virCgroupPtr group,
+                         const char *cpus)
+{
+    return virCgroupSetValueStr(group,
+                                VIR_CGROUP_CONTROLLER_CPUSET,
+                                "cpuset.cpus",
+                                cpus);
+}
+
+
+static int
+virCgroupV1GetCpusetCpus(virCgroupPtr group,
+                         char **cpus)
+{
+    return virCgroupGetValueStr(group,
+                                VIR_CGROUP_CONTROLLER_CPUSET,
+                                "cpuset.cpus",
+                                cpus);
+}
+
+
 virCgroupBackend virCgroupV1Backend = {
     .type = VIR_CGROUP_BACKEND_TYPE_V1,
 
@@ -2067,6 +2089,8 @@ virCgroupBackend virCgroupV1Backend = {
     .getCpusetMems = virCgroupV1GetCpusetMems,
     .setCpusetMemoryMigrate = virCgroupV1SetCpusetMemoryMigrate,
     .getCpusetMemoryMigrate = virCgroupV1GetCpusetMemoryMigrate,
+    .setCpusetCpus = virCgroupV1SetCpusetCpus,
+    .getCpusetCpus = virCgroupV1GetCpusetCpus,
 };