diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 86cb5c6e89320f28e17691c6d69e58c9dfde81fb..789b84f973c92c62e7aeaca24ca31c65f2745bb7 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -5150,7 +5150,7 @@ static struct cgroup_subsys_state *css_create(struct cgroup *cgrp,
 
 	err = cgroup_idr_alloc(&ss->css_idr, NULL, 2, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto err_free_percpu_ref;
+		goto err_free_css;
 	css->id = err;
 
 	/* @css is ready to be brought online now, make it visible */
@@ -5174,9 +5174,6 @@ static struct cgroup_subsys_state *css_create(struct cgroup *cgrp,
 
 err_list_del:
 	list_del_rcu(&css->sibling);
-	cgroup_idr_remove(&ss->css_idr, css->id);
-err_free_percpu_ref:
-	percpu_ref_exit(&css->refcnt);
 err_free_css:
 	call_rcu(&css->rcu_head, css_free_rcu_fn);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);