diff --git a/salt/modules/systemd.py b/salt/modules/systemd.py
index b8c7b77216..76c9cda009 100644
--- a/salt/modules/systemd.py
+++ b/salt/modules/systemd.py
@@ -31,15 +31,10 @@ def _sd_booted():
         try:
             # This check does the same as sd_booted() from libsystemd-daemon:
             # http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_booted.html
-            cgroup_fs = os.stat('/sys/fs/cgroup')
-            cgroup_systemd = os.stat('/sys/fs/cgroup/systemd')
+            if os.stat('/run/systemd/system'):
+                __context__['systemd.sd_booted'] = True
         except OSError:
             __context__['systemd.sd_booted'] = False
-        else:
-            if cgroup_fs.st_dev != cgroup_systemd.st_dev:
-                __context__['systemd.sd_booted'] = True
-            else:
-                __context__['systemd.sd_booted'] = False
 
     return __context__['systemd.sd_booted']