diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index c02d87028b9f..f6c4beb4db56 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -4742,7 +4742,6 @@ static int alloc_mem_cgroup_per_zone_info(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, int node)
 	if (!pn)
 		return 1;
 
-	memcg->info.nodeinfo[node] = pn;
 	for (zone = 0; zone < MAX_NR_ZONES; zone++) {
 		mz = &pn->zoneinfo[zone];
 		for_each_lru(l)
@@ -4751,6 +4750,7 @@ static int alloc_mem_cgroup_per_zone_info(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, int node)
 		mz->on_tree = false;
 		mz->mem = memcg;
 	}
+	memcg->info.nodeinfo[node] = pn;
 	return 0;
 }