diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 6aff93c98acaf6020eabd37f2e9b49a04135f187..b63f5f7dfa071225487ebf5baa365f5b3baebe3b 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -4907,9 +4907,9 @@ mem_cgroup_create(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cont)
 		int cpu;
 		enable_swap_cgroup();
 		parent = NULL;
-		root_mem_cgroup = memcg;
 		if (mem_cgroup_soft_limit_tree_init())
 			goto free_out;
+		root_mem_cgroup = memcg;
 		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 			struct memcg_stock_pcp *stock =
 						&per_cpu(memcg_stock, cpu);
@@ -4948,7 +4948,6 @@ mem_cgroup_create(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cont)
 	return &memcg->css;
 free_out:
 	__mem_cgroup_free(memcg);
-	root_mem_cgroup = NULL;
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }