diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 9eefdb9cc23036..de517878317288 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -5298,7 +5298,13 @@ mem_cgroup_css_alloc(struct cgroup_subsys_state *parent_css)
 		memcg->swappiness = mem_cgroup_swappiness(parent);
 		memcg->oom_kill_disable = parent->oom_kill_disable;
 	}
-	if (parent && parent->use_hierarchy) {
+	if (!parent) {
+		page_counter_init(&memcg->memory, NULL);
+		page_counter_init(&memcg->swap, NULL);
+		page_counter_init(&memcg->memsw, NULL);
+		page_counter_init(&memcg->kmem, NULL);
+		page_counter_init(&memcg->tcpmem, NULL);
+	} else if (parent->use_hierarchy) {
 		memcg->use_hierarchy = true;
 		page_counter_init(&memcg->memory, &parent->memory);
 		page_counter_init(&memcg->swap, &parent->swap);
@@ -5306,11 +5312,11 @@ mem_cgroup_css_alloc(struct cgroup_subsys_state *parent_css)
 		page_counter_init(&memcg->kmem, &parent->kmem);
 		page_counter_init(&memcg->tcpmem, &parent->tcpmem);
 	} else {
-		page_counter_init(&memcg->memory, NULL);
-		page_counter_init(&memcg->swap, NULL);
-		page_counter_init(&memcg->memsw, NULL);
-		page_counter_init(&memcg->kmem, NULL);
-		page_counter_init(&memcg->tcpmem, NULL);
+		page_counter_init(&memcg->memory, &root_mem_cgroup->memory);
+		page_counter_init(&memcg->swap, &root_mem_cgroup->swap);
+		page_counter_init(&memcg->memsw, &root_mem_cgroup->memsw);
+		page_counter_init(&memcg->kmem, &root_mem_cgroup->kmem);
+		page_counter_init(&memcg->tcpmem, &root_mem_cgroup->tcpmem);
 		/*
 		 * Deeper hierachy with use_hierarchy == false doesn't make
 		 * much sense so let cgroup subsystem know about this