diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 98e644b0a532..58e02e9aa970 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -1309,18 +1309,17 @@ static umode_t cgroup_file_mode(const struct cftype *cft)
 
 /**
  * cgroup_calc_subtree_ss_mask - calculate subtree_ss_mask
- * @cgrp: the target cgroup
  * @subtree_control: the new subtree_control mask to consider
+ * @this_ss_mask: available subsystems
  *
  * On the default hierarchy, a subsystem may request other subsystems to be
  * enabled together through its ->depends_on mask.  In such cases, more
  * subsystems than specified in "cgroup.subtree_control" may be enabled.
  *
  * This function calculates which subsystems need to be enabled if
- * @subtree_control is to be applied to @cgrp.  The returned mask is always
- * a superset of @subtree_control and follows the usual hierarchy rules.
+ * @subtree_control is to be applied while restricted to @this_ss_mask.
  */
-static u16 cgroup_calc_subtree_ss_mask(struct cgroup *cgrp, u16 subtree_control)
+static u16 cgroup_calc_subtree_ss_mask(u16 subtree_control, u16 this_ss_mask)
 {
 	u16 cur_ss_mask = subtree_control;
 	struct cgroup_subsys *ss;
@@ -1328,9 +1327,6 @@ static u16 cgroup_calc_subtree_ss_mask(struct cgroup *cgrp, u16 subtree_control)
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&cgroup_mutex);
 
-	if (!cgroup_on_dfl(cgrp))
-		return cur_ss_mask;
-
 	while (true) {
 		u16 new_ss_mask = cur_ss_mask;
 
@@ -1343,7 +1339,7 @@ static u16 cgroup_calc_subtree_ss_mask(struct cgroup *cgrp, u16 subtree_control)
 		 * happen only if some depended-upon subsystems were bound
 		 * to non-default hierarchies.
 		 */
-		new_ss_mask &= cgroup_ss_mask(cgrp);
+		new_ss_mask &= this_ss_mask;
 
 		if (new_ss_mask == cur_ss_mask)
 			break;
@@ -3012,8 +3008,9 @@ static void cgroup_propagate_control(struct cgroup *cgrp)
 
 	cgroup_for_each_live_descendant_pre(dsct, d_css, cgrp) {
 		dsct->subtree_control &= cgroup_control(dsct);
-		dsct->subtree_ss_mask = cgroup_calc_subtree_ss_mask(dsct,
-							dsct->subtree_control);
+		dsct->subtree_ss_mask =
+			cgroup_calc_subtree_ss_mask(dsct->subtree_control,
+						    cgroup_ss_mask(dsct));
 	}
 }