diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/systemd_test.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/systemd_test.go
index 7417bf287..c6bda8bef 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/systemd_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/systemd_test.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func TestPodSkipDevicesUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Create a "container" within the "pod" cgroup.
 	// This is not a real container, just a process in the cgroup.
-	cmd := exec.Command("bash", "-c", "while true; do echo > /dev/null; done")
+	cmd := exec.Command("sleep", "infinity")
 	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "LANG=C")
 	var stderr bytes.Buffer
 	cmd.Stderr = &stderr