diff --git a/internal/util/pidlimit.go b/internal/util/pidlimit.go
index 4ac566efb..19271ba06 100644
--- a/internal/util/pidlimit.go
+++ b/internal/util/pidlimit.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func getCgroupPidsFile() (string, error) {
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(cgroup)
 	var slice string
 	for scanner.Scan() {
-		parts := strings.Split(scanner.Text(), ":")
+		parts := strings.SplitN(scanner.Text(), ":", 3)
 		if parts == nil || len(parts) < 3 {
 			continue
 		}