diff --git a/cluster/gce/trusty/node.yaml b/cluster/gce/trusty/node.yaml
index 2069d910debf..f0d448147fe7 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/trusty/node.yaml
+++ b/cluster/gce/trusty/node.yaml
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ script
 		--configure-cbr0=true \
 		--cgroup-root=/ \
 		--system-container=/system \
+		--nosystemd=true \
 		${ARGS}
 end script