diff --git a/src/core/cgroup.c b/src/core/cgroup.c
index bcf06b0e606..74579a0a19e 100644
--- a/src/core/cgroup.c
+++ b/src/core/cgroup.c
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ static void cgroup_context_apply(
                                         log_cgroup_compat(u, "Applying MemoryLimit=%" PRIu64 " as MemoryMax=", max);
                         }
 
-                        cgroup_apply_unified_memory_limit(u, "memory.min", c->memory_min);
+                        cgroup_apply_unified_memory_limit(u, "memory.min", unit_get_ancestor_memory_min(u));
                         cgroup_apply_unified_memory_limit(u, "memory.low", unit_get_ancestor_memory_low(u));
                         cgroup_apply_unified_memory_limit(u, "memory.high", c->memory_high);
                         cgroup_apply_unified_memory_limit(u, "memory.max", max);