diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs2/memory.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs2/memory.go
index 29656597423..df8336ba0f8 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs2/memory.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs2/memory.go
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ func setMemory(dirPath string, r *configs.Resources) error {
 	// never write empty string to `memory.swap.max`, it means set to 0.
 	if swapStr != "" {
 		if err := cgroups.WriteFile(dirPath, "memory.swap.max", swapStr); err != nil {
-			return err
+			// If swap is not enabled, silently ignore setting to max or disabling it.
+			if !(errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) && (swapStr == "max" || swapStr == "0")) {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/cgroups.bats b/tests/integration/cgroups.bats
index a9c2ea4856f..d5ca1325dce 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cgroups.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/cgroups.bats
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ convert_hugetlb_size() {
 				"memory.low":   "524288",
 				"memory.high": "5242880",
 				"memory.max": "20484096",
-				"memory.swap.max": "20971520",
 				"pids.max": "99",
 				"cpu.max": "10000 100000",
 				"cpu.weight": "42"
@@ -289,7 +288,6 @@ convert_hugetlb_size() {
 	echo "$output" | grep -q '^memory.low:524288$'
 	echo "$output" | grep -q '^memory.high:5242880$'
 	echo "$output" | grep -q '^memory.max:20484096$'
-	echo "$output" | grep -q '^memory.swap.max:20971520$'
 	echo "$output" | grep -q '^pids.max:99$'
 	echo "$output" | grep -q '^cpu.max:10000 100000$'
 
@@ -297,12 +295,34 @@ convert_hugetlb_size() {
 	check_systemd_value "MemoryLow" 524288
 	check_systemd_value "MemoryHigh" 5242880
 	check_systemd_value "MemoryMax" 20484096
-	check_systemd_value "MemorySwapMax" 20971520
 	check_systemd_value "TasksMax" 99
 	check_cpu_quota 10000 100000 "100ms"
 	check_cpu_weight 42
 }
 
+@test "runc run (cgroup v2 resources.unified swap)" {
+	requires root cgroups_v2 cgroups_swap
+
+	set_cgroups_path
+	update_config ' .linux.resources.unified |= {
+				"memory.max": "20484096",
+				"memory.swap.max": "20971520"
+			}'
+
+	runc run -d --console-socket "$CONSOLE_SOCKET" test_cgroups_unified
+	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+
+	runc exec test_cgroups_unified sh -c 'cd /sys/fs/cgroup && grep . *.max'
+	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+	echo "$output"
+
+	echo "$output" | grep -q '^memory.max:20484096$'
+	echo "$output" | grep -q '^memory.swap.max:20971520$'
+
+	check_systemd_value "MemoryMax" 20484096
+	check_systemd_value "MemorySwapMax" 20971520
+}
+
 @test "runc run (cgroup v2 resources.unified override)" {
 	requires root cgroups_v2
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/helpers.bash b/tests/integration/helpers.bash
index e1d2a80af84..8124abbd75c 100755
--- a/tests/integration/helpers.bash
+++ b/tests/integration/helpers.bash
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function init_cgroup_paths() {
 		CGROUP_BASE_PATH=/sys/fs/cgroup
 
 		# Find any cgroup.freeze files...
-		if [ -n "$(find "$CGROUP_BASE_PATH" -type f -name "cgroup.freeze" -print -quit)" ]; then
+		if [ -n "$(find "$CGROUP_BASE_PATH" -maxdepth 2 -type f -name "cgroup.freeze" -print -quit)" ]; then
 			CGROUP_SUBSYSTEMS+=" freezer"
 		fi
 	else
@@ -451,8 +451,14 @@ function requires() {
 			;;
 		cgroups_swap)
 			init_cgroup_paths
-			if [ -v CGROUP_V1 ] && [ ! -e "${CGROUP_MEMORY_BASE_PATH}/memory.memsw.limit_in_bytes" ]; then
-				skip_me=1
+			if [ -v CGROUP_V1 ]; then
+				if [ ! -e "${CGROUP_MEMORY_BASE_PATH}/memory.memsw.limit_in_bytes" ]; then
+					skip_me=1
+				fi
+			elif [ -v CGROUP_V2 ]; then
+				if [ -z "$(find "$CGROUP_BASE_PATH" -maxdepth 2 -type f -name memory.swap.max -print -quit)" ]; then
+					skip_me=1
+				fi
 			fi
 			;;
 		cgroups_cpu_idle)
@@ -460,7 +466,7 @@ function requires() {
 			init_cgroup_paths
 			[ -v CGROUP_V1 ] && p="$CGROUP_CPU_BASE_PATH"
 			[ -v CGROUP_V2 ] && p="$CGROUP_BASE_PATH"
-			if [ -z "$(find "$p" -name cpu.idle -print -quit)" ]; then
+			if [ -z "$(find "$p" -maxdepth 2 -type f -name cpu.idle -print -quit)" ]; then
 				skip_me=1
 			fi
 			;;
@@ -476,7 +482,7 @@ function requires() {
 				p="$CGROUP_BASE_PATH"
 				f="cpu.max.burst"
 			fi
-			if [ -z "$(find "$p" -name "$f" -print -quit)" ]; then
+			if [ -z "$(find "$p" -maxdepth 2 -type f -name "$f" -print -quit)" ]; then
 				skip_me=1
 			fi
 			;;
diff --git a/tests/integration/update.bats b/tests/integration/update.bats
index ed57efca9fb..54774a877b2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/update.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/update.bats
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ function setup() {
 		MEM_SWAP="memory.memsw.limit_in_bytes"
 		SD_MEM_SWAP="unsupported"
 		SYSTEM_MEM=$(cat "${CGROUP_MEMORY_BASE_PATH}/${MEM_LIMIT}")
-		HAVE_SWAP="no"
-		if [ -f "${CGROUP_MEMORY_BASE_PATH}/${MEM_SWAP}" ]; then
-			HAVE_SWAP="yes"
-		fi
 	else
 		MEM_LIMIT="memory.max"
 		SD_MEM_LIMIT="MemoryMax"
@@ -50,9 +46,11 @@ function setup() {
 		MEM_SWAP="memory.swap.max"
 		SD_MEM_SWAP="MemorySwapMax"
 		SYSTEM_MEM="max"
-		HAVE_SWAP="yes"
 	fi
 
+	unset HAVE_SWAP
+	get_cgroup_value $MEM_SWAP >/dev/null && HAVE_SWAP=yes
+
 	SD_UNLIMITED="infinity"
 	SD_VERSION=$(systemctl --version | awk '{print $2; exit}')
 	if [ "$SD_VERSION" -lt 227 ]; then
@@ -94,8 +92,8 @@ function setup() {
 	check_cgroup_value "$MEM_RESERVE" 33554432
 	check_systemd_value "$SD_MEM_RESERVE" 33554432
 
-	# Run swap memory tests if swap is available
-	if [ "$HAVE_SWAP" = "yes" ]; then
+	# Run swap memory tests if swap is available.
+	if [ -v HAVE_SWAP ]; then
 		# try to remove memory swap limit
 		runc update test_update --memory-swap -1
 		[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ function setup() {
 	check_systemd_value "$SD_MEM_LIMIT" "$SD_UNLIMITED"
 
 	# check swap memory limited is gone
-	if [ "$HAVE_SWAP" = "yes" ]; then
+	if [ -v HAVE_SWAP ]; then
 		check_cgroup_value "$MEM_SWAP" "$SYSTEM_MEM"
 		check_systemd_value "$SD_MEM_SWAP" "$SD_UNLIMITED"
 	fi
@@ -221,7 +219,7 @@ EOF
 	check_cgroup_value "pids.max" 20
 	check_systemd_value "TasksMax" 20
 
-	if [ "$HAVE_SWAP" = "yes" ]; then
+	if [ -v HAVE_SWAP ]; then
 		# Test case for https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/592,
 		# checking libcontainer/cgroups/fs/memory.go:setMemoryAndSwap.