diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 5cc37241a6fb78851c65f51e2c87bf9b93afd0b6..f34c41bfaa37daa2b399c6387740d397703a277c 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -2724,12 +2724,6 @@ static int cgroup_add_file(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cgroup_subsys *subsys,
 
 	simple_xattrs_init(&cft->xattrs);
 
-	/* does @cft->flags tell us to skip creation on @cgrp? */
-	if ((cft->flags & CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT) && !cgrp->parent)
-		return 0;
-	if ((cft->flags & CFTYPE_ONLY_ON_ROOT) && cgrp->parent)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (subsys && !test_bit(ROOT_NOPREFIX, &cgrp->root->flags)) {
 		strcpy(name, subsys->name);
 		strcat(name, ".");
@@ -2770,6 +2764,12 @@ static int cgroup_addrm_files(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cgroup_subsys *subsys,
 	int err, ret = 0;
 
 	for (cft = cfts; cft->name[0] != '\0'; cft++) {
+		/* does cft->flags tell us to skip this file on @cgrp? */
+		if ((cft->flags & CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT) && !cgrp->parent)
+			continue;
+		if ((cft->flags & CFTYPE_ONLY_ON_ROOT) && cgrp->parent)
+			continue;
+
 		if (is_add)
 			err = cgroup_add_file(cgrp, subsys, cft);
 		else