diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 37d966289978..0edc186cd545 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -2708,10 +2708,19 @@ css_next_child(struct cgroup_subsys_state *pos_css,
 				break;
 	}
 
-	if (&next->sibling == &cgrp->children)
-		return NULL;
+	/*
+	 * @next, if not pointing to the head, can be dereferenced and is
+	 * the next sibling; however, it might have @ss disabled.  If so,
+	 * fast-forward to the next enabled one.
+	 */
+	while (&next->sibling != &cgrp->children) {
+		struct cgroup_subsys_state *next_css = cgroup_css(next, parent_css->ss);
 
-	return cgroup_css(next, parent_css->ss);
+		if (next_css)
+			return next_css;
+		next = list_entry_rcu(next->sibling.next, struct cgroup, sibling);
+	}
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /**