diff --git a/update.go b/update.go
index 133be999685..43b0a43e0ec 100644
--- a/update.go
+++ b/update.go
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ other options are ignored.
 			Name:  "pids-limit",
 			Usage: "Maximum number of pids allowed in the container",
 		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "l3-cache-schema",
+			Usage: "The string of Intel RDT/CAT L3 cache schema",
+		},
 	},
 	Action: func(context *cli.Context) error {
 		if err := checkArgs(context, 1, exactArgs); err != nil {
@@ -254,6 +258,22 @@ other options are ignored.
 		config.Cgroups.Resources.MemorySwap = *r.Memory.Swap
 		config.Cgroups.Resources.PidsLimit = r.Pids.Limit
 
+		i := specs.LinuxIntelRdt{
+			L3CacheSchema: "",
+		}
+
+		if val := context.String("l3-cache-schema"); val != "" {
+			i.L3CacheSchema = val
+		}
+
+		if config.IntelRdt != nil {
+			config.IntelRdt.L3CacheSchema = i.L3CacheSchema
+		} else {
+			if i.L3CacheSchema != "" {
+				fmt.Printf("failed to update l3-cache-schema: intelRdt.l3CacheSchema is not specified in config")
+			}
+		}
+
 		return container.Set(config)
 	},
 }