diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup.h b/include/linux/cgroup.h
index 198c7fcd727e..c86ba7ff7a7e 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup.h
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ struct cgroup {
 	 *
 	 * The ID of the root cgroup is always 0, and a new cgroup
 	 * will be assigned with a smallest available ID.
+	 *
+	 * Allocating/Removing ID must be protected by cgroup_mutex.
 	 */
 	int id;
 
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index f5bbe5885364..2de8decfd99f 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -850,7 +850,9 @@ static void cgroup_diput(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 		 * per-subsystem and moved to css->id so that lookups are
 		 * successful until the target css is released.
 		 */
+		mutex_lock(&cgroup_mutex);
 		idr_remove(&cgrp->root->cgroup_idr, cgrp->id);
+		mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
 		cgrp->id = -1;
 
 		call_rcu(&cgrp->rcu_head, cgroup_free_rcu);
@@ -4091,16 +4093,6 @@ static long cgroup_create(struct cgroup *parent, struct dentry *dentry,
 	}
 	rcu_assign_pointer(cgrp->name, name);
 
-	/*
-	 * Temporarily set the pointer to NULL, so idr_find() won't return
-	 * a half-baked cgroup.
-	 */
-	cgrp->id = idr_alloc(&root->cgroup_idr, NULL, 1, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (cgrp->id < 0) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_free_name;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Only live parents can have children.  Note that the liveliness
 	 * check isn't strictly necessary because cgroup_mkdir() and
@@ -4110,7 +4102,17 @@ static long cgroup_create(struct cgroup *parent, struct dentry *dentry,
 	 */
 	if (!cgroup_lock_live_group(parent)) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
-		goto err_free_id;
+		goto err_free_name;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Temporarily set the pointer to NULL, so idr_find() won't return
+	 * a half-baked cgroup.
+	 */
+	cgrp->id = idr_alloc(&root->cgroup_idr, NULL, 1, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (cgrp->id < 0) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_unlock;
 	}
 
 	/* Grab a reference on the superblock so the hierarchy doesn't
@@ -4142,7 +4144,7 @@ static long cgroup_create(struct cgroup *parent, struct dentry *dentry,
 	 */
 	err = cgroup_create_file(dentry, S_IFDIR | mode, sb);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto err_unlock;
+		goto err_free_id;
 	lockdep_assert_held(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
 	cgrp->serial_nr = cgroup_serial_nr_next++;
@@ -4178,12 +4180,12 @@ static long cgroup_create(struct cgroup *parent, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
-	/* Release the reference count that we took on the superblock */
-	deactivate_super(sb);
 err_free_id:
 	idr_remove(&root->cgroup_idr, cgrp->id);
+	/* Release the reference count that we took on the superblock */
+	deactivate_super(sb);
+err_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
 err_free_name:
 	kfree(rcu_dereference_raw(cgrp->name));
 err_free_cgrp: