diff --git a/libcontainer/intelrdt/intelrdt.go b/libcontainer/intelrdt/intelrdt.go
index bc01310e7..0ab762300 100644
--- a/libcontainer/intelrdt/intelrdt.go
+++ b/libcontainer/intelrdt/intelrdt.go
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ func (m *intelRdtManager) Apply(pid int) (err error) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	d, err := getIntelRdtData(m.config, pid)
-	if err != nil && !IsNotFound(err) {
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}