diff --git a/block/blk-throttle.c b/block/blk-throttle.c
index 01d0620a4e4a5e829c9de5c2dec0ac5e0b2b3ab3..717c33481f7dbdac9d65514d88006f4c20527953 100644
--- a/block/blk-throttle.c
+++ b/block/blk-throttle.c
@@ -535,7 +535,9 @@ static void throtl_pd_init(struct blkg_policy_data *pd)
 	 * regardless of the position of the group in the hierarchy.
 	 */
 	sq->parent_sq = &td->service_queue;
-	if (cgroup_subsys_on_dfl(io_cgrp_subsys) && blkg->parent)
+
+	/* Enable hierarchical throttling even on traditional hierarchy */
+	if (blkg->parent)
 		sq->parent_sq = &blkg_to_tg(blkg->parent)->service_queue;
 	tg->td = td;
 }