diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h b/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
index 1bfcfb1af3524f..d4427d0a0e1872 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ struct css_set {
 	 * List of csets participating in the on-going migration either as
 	 * source or destination.  Protected by cgroup_mutex.
 	 */
-	struct list_head mg_preload_node;
+	struct list_head mg_src_preload_node;
+	struct list_head mg_dst_preload_node;
 	struct list_head mg_node;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 1779ccddb734d0..13c8e91d786202 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -765,7 +765,8 @@ struct css_set init_css_set = {
 	.task_iters		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_css_set.task_iters),
 	.threaded_csets		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_css_set.threaded_csets),
 	.cgrp_links		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_css_set.cgrp_links),
-	.mg_preload_node	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_css_set.mg_preload_node),
+	.mg_src_preload_node	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_css_set.mg_src_preload_node),
+	.mg_dst_preload_node	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_css_set.mg_dst_preload_node),
 	.mg_node		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_css_set.mg_node),
 
 	/*
@@ -1240,7 +1241,8 @@ static struct css_set *find_css_set(struct css_set *old_cset,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cset->threaded_csets);
 	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&cset->hlist);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cset->cgrp_links);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cset->mg_preload_node);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cset->mg_src_preload_node);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cset->mg_dst_preload_node);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cset->mg_node);
 
 	/* Copy the set of subsystem state objects generated in
@@ -2597,21 +2599,27 @@ int cgroup_migrate_vet_dst(struct cgroup *dst_cgrp)
  */
 void cgroup_migrate_finish(struct cgroup_mgctx *mgctx)
 {
-	LIST_HEAD(preloaded);
 	struct css_set *cset, *tmp_cset;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&cgroup_mutex);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&css_set_lock);
 
-	list_splice_tail_init(&mgctx->preloaded_src_csets, &preloaded);
-	list_splice_tail_init(&mgctx->preloaded_dst_csets, &preloaded);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(cset, tmp_cset, &mgctx->preloaded_src_csets,
+				 mg_src_preload_node) {
+		cset->mg_src_cgrp = NULL;
+		cset->mg_dst_cgrp = NULL;
+		cset->mg_dst_cset = NULL;
+		list_del_init(&cset->mg_src_preload_node);
+		put_css_set_locked(cset);
+	}
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(cset, tmp_cset, &preloaded, mg_preload_node) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(cset, tmp_cset, &mgctx->preloaded_dst_csets,
+				 mg_dst_preload_node) {
 		cset->mg_src_cgrp = NULL;
 		cset->mg_dst_cgrp = NULL;
 		cset->mg_dst_cset = NULL;
-		list_del_init(&cset->mg_preload_node);
+		list_del_init(&cset->mg_dst_preload_node);
 		put_css_set_locked(cset);
 	}
 
@@ -2651,7 +2659,7 @@ void cgroup_migrate_add_src(struct css_set *src_cset,
 	if (src_cset->dead)
 		return;
 
-	if (!list_empty(&src_cset->mg_preload_node))
+	if (!list_empty(&src_cset->mg_src_preload_node))
 		return;
 
 	src_cgrp = cset_cgroup_from_root(src_cset, dst_cgrp->root);
@@ -2664,7 +2672,7 @@ void cgroup_migrate_add_src(struct css_set *src_cset,
 	src_cset->mg_src_cgrp = src_cgrp;
 	src_cset->mg_dst_cgrp = dst_cgrp;
 	get_css_set(src_cset);
-	list_add_tail(&src_cset->mg_preload_node, &mgctx->preloaded_src_csets);
+	list_add_tail(&src_cset->mg_src_preload_node, &mgctx->preloaded_src_csets);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2689,7 +2697,7 @@ int cgroup_migrate_prepare_dst(struct cgroup_mgctx *mgctx)
 
 	/* look up the dst cset for each src cset and link it to src */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(src_cset, tmp_cset, &mgctx->preloaded_src_csets,
-				 mg_preload_node) {
+				 mg_src_preload_node) {
 		struct css_set *dst_cset;
 		struct cgroup_subsys *ss;
 		int ssid;
@@ -2708,7 +2716,7 @@ int cgroup_migrate_prepare_dst(struct cgroup_mgctx *mgctx)
 		if (src_cset == dst_cset) {
 			src_cset->mg_src_cgrp = NULL;
 			src_cset->mg_dst_cgrp = NULL;
-			list_del_init(&src_cset->mg_preload_node);
+			list_del_init(&src_cset->mg_src_preload_node);
 			put_css_set(src_cset);
 			put_css_set(dst_cset);
 			continue;
@@ -2716,8 +2724,8 @@ int cgroup_migrate_prepare_dst(struct cgroup_mgctx *mgctx)
 
 		src_cset->mg_dst_cset = dst_cset;
 
-		if (list_empty(&dst_cset->mg_preload_node))
-			list_add_tail(&dst_cset->mg_preload_node,
+		if (list_empty(&dst_cset->mg_dst_preload_node))
+			list_add_tail(&dst_cset->mg_dst_preload_node,
 				      &mgctx->preloaded_dst_csets);
 		else
 			put_css_set(dst_cset);
@@ -2963,7 +2971,8 @@ static int cgroup_update_dfl_csses(struct cgroup *cgrp)
 		goto out_finish;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&css_set_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(src_cset, &mgctx.preloaded_src_csets, mg_preload_node) {
+	list_for_each_entry(src_cset, &mgctx.preloaded_src_csets,
+			    mg_src_preload_node) {
 		struct task_struct *task, *ntask;
 
 		/* all tasks in src_csets need to be migrated */