diff --git a/port/unix/omrsysinfo.c b/port/unix/omrsysinfo.c
index 2473130c2a6..3fcde1d5670 100644
--- a/port/unix/omrsysinfo.c
+++ b/port/unix/omrsysinfo.c
@@ -503,12 +503,24 @@ static struct OMRCgroupSubsystemMetricMap omrCgroupCpuMetricMapV2[] = {
 };
 #define OMR_CGROUP_CPU_METRIC_MAP_V2_SIZE sizeof(omrCgroupCpuMetricMapV2) / sizeof(omrCgroupCpuMetricMapV2[0])
 
-static struct OMRCgroupSubsystemMetricMap omrCgroupCpusetMetricMap[] = {
+static struct OMRCgroupSubsystemMetricMap omrCgroupCpusetMetricMapV1[] = {
 	{ "cpuset.cpu_exclusive", &(OMRCgroupMetricInfoElement){ "CPU exclusive", NULL, NULL, FALSE }, SINGLE_CGROUP_METRIC },
 	{ "cpuset.mem_exclusive", &(OMRCgroupMetricInfoElement){ "Mem exclusive", NULL, NULL, FALSE }, SINGLE_CGROUP_METRIC },
 	{ "cpuset.cpus", &(OMRCgroupMetricInfoElement){ "CPUs", NULL, NULL, FALSE }, SINGLE_CGROUP_METRIC },
 	{ "cpuset.mems", &(OMRCgroupMetricInfoElement){ "Mems", NULL, NULL, FALSE }, SINGLE_CGROUP_METRIC }
 };
+#define OMR_CGROUP_CPUSET_METRIC_MAP_V1_SIZE sizeof(omrCgroupCpusetMetricMapV1) / sizeof(omrCgroupCpusetMetricMapV1[0])
+
+/* cpuset.cpus and cpuset.mems files may be empty, which indicates the same settings
+ * as parent cgroup, or that all cpus are available.
+ */
+static struct OMRCgroupSubsystemMetricMap omrCgroupCpusetMetricMapV2[] = {
+	{ "cpuset.cpus", &(OMRCgroupMetricInfoElement){ "CPUs", NULL, NULL, TRUE }, SINGLE_CGROUP_METRIC },
+	{ "cpuset.mems", &(OMRCgroupMetricInfoElement){ "Mems", NULL, NULL, TRUE }, SINGLE_CGROUP_METRIC },
+	{ "cpuset.cpus.effective", &(OMRCgroupMetricInfoElement){ "Effective CPUs", NULL, NULL, FALSE }, SINGLE_CGROUP_METRIC },
+	{ "cpuset.mems.effective", &(OMRCgroupMetricInfoElement){ "Effective Mems", NULL, NULL, FALSE }, SINGLE_CGROUP_METRIC }
+};
+#define OMR_CGROUP_CPUSET_METRIC_MAP_V2_SIZE sizeof(omrCgroupCpusetMetricMapV2) / sizeof(omrCgroupCpusetMetricMapV2[0])
 
 static uint32_t attachedPortLibraries;
 static omrthread_monitor_t cgroupEntryListMonitor;
@@ -6449,7 +6461,7 @@ getCgroupSubsystemMetricMap(struct OMRPortLibrary *portLibrary, uint64_t subsyst
 			*subsystemMetricMap = omrCgroupCpuMetricMapV1;
 			break;
 		case OMR_CGROUP_SUBSYSTEM_CPUSET :
-			*subsystemMetricMap = omrCgroupCpusetMetricMap;
+			*subsystemMetricMap = omrCgroupCpusetMetricMapV1;
 			break;
 		default :
 			rc = OMRPORT_ERROR_SYSINFO_CGROUP_SUBSYSTEM_UNAVAILABLE;
@@ -6463,7 +6475,7 @@ getCgroupSubsystemMetricMap(struct OMRPortLibrary *portLibrary, uint64_t subsyst
 			*subsystemMetricMap = omrCgroupCpuMetricMapV2;
 			break;
 		case OMR_CGROUP_SUBSYSTEM_CPUSET :
-			*subsystemMetricMap = omrCgroupCpusetMetricMap;
+			*subsystemMetricMap = omrCgroupCpusetMetricMapV2;
 			break;
 		default :
 			rc = OMRPORT_ERROR_SYSINFO_CGROUP_SUBSYSTEM_UNAVAILABLE;
@@ -6665,7 +6677,7 @@ omrsysinfo_cgroup_subsystem_iterator_init(struct OMRPortLibrary *portLibrary, ui
 			state->numElements = OMR_CGROUP_CPU_METRIC_MAP_V1_SIZE;
 			break;
 		case OMR_CGROUP_SUBSYSTEM_CPUSET :
-			state->numElements = sizeof(omrCgroupCpusetMetricMap) / sizeof(omrCgroupCpusetMetricMap[0]);
+			state->numElements = OMR_CGROUP_CPUSET_METRIC_MAP_V1_SIZE;
 			break;
 		default :
 			goto _end;
@@ -6679,7 +6691,7 @@ omrsysinfo_cgroup_subsystem_iterator_init(struct OMRPortLibrary *portLibrary, ui
 			state->numElements = OMR_CGROUP_CPU_METRIC_MAP_V2_SIZE;
 			break;
 		case OMR_CGROUP_SUBSYSTEM_CPUSET :
-			state->numElements = sizeof(omrCgroupCpusetMetricMap) / sizeof(omrCgroupCpusetMetricMap[0]);
+			state->numElements = OMR_CGROUP_CPUSET_METRIC_MAP_V2_SIZE;
 			break;
 		default :
 			goto _end;
@@ -6773,7 +6785,7 @@ omrsysinfo_cgroup_subsystem_iterator_next(struct OMRPortLibrary *portLibrary, st
 				current += 1;
 			}
 			valueEnd = current;
-			/* Find the last char of the value. Last character of file is always a newline. */
+			/* Find the last char of the value. */
 			while ((' ' != *valueEnd) && ('\n' != *valueEnd)) {
 				valueEnd += 1;
 			}
@@ -6835,12 +6847,15 @@ omrsysinfo_cgroup_subsystem_iterator_next(struct OMRPortLibrary *portLibrary, st
 		 */
 		size_t len = strlen(metricElement->value);
 		metricElement->units = currentElement->metricUnit;
-		if ((len > 0) && (metricElement->value[len-1] == '\n')) {
+		if ((len > 1) && (metricElement->value[len-1] == '\n')) {
 			metricElement->value[len-1] = '\0';
 		}
 		if (currentElement->isValueToBeChecked) {
 			int64_t result = 0;
-			if (OMR_ARE_ANY_BITS_SET(PPG_sysinfoControlFlags, OMRPORT_SYSINFO_CGROUP_V1_AVAILABLE)) {
+			if ('\n' == metricElement->value[0]) {
+				/* Empty file, see cpuset.cpus and cpuset.mems in omrCgroupCpusetMetricMapV2. */
+				result = -1;
+			} else if (OMR_ARE_ANY_BITS_SET(PPG_sysinfoControlFlags, OMRPORT_SYSINFO_CGROUP_V1_AVAILABLE)) {
 				sscanf(metricElement->value, "%" PRId64, &result);
 			} else if (OMR_ARE_ANY_BITS_SET(PPG_sysinfoControlFlags, OMRPORT_SYSINFO_CGROUP_V2_AVAILABLE)) {
 				uint64_t uresult = 0;
@@ -6853,7 +6868,7 @@ omrsysinfo_cgroup_subsystem_iterator_next(struct OMRPortLibrary *portLibrary, st
 			} else {
 				Trc_PRT_Assert_ShouldNeverHappen();
 			}
-			/* Check that the limit metric is set (not -1) and that it is a reasonable value. */
+			/* Check that the metric is set and that it is a reasonable value. */
 			if ((result > (MAX_DEFAULT_VALUE_CHECK)) || (result < 0)) {
 				metricElement->units = NULL;
 				strcpy(metricElement->value, "Not Set");