diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
index 01b70f69304e..595b0757ad2b 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ Cpuset Interface Files
 	and won't be affected by any CPU hotplug events.
 
   cpuset.cpus.effective
-	A read-only multiple values file which exists on non-root
+	A read-only multiple values file which exists on all
 	cpuset-enabled cgroups.
 
 	It lists the onlined CPUs that are actually granted to this
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ Cpuset Interface Files
 	and won't be affected by any memory nodes hotplug events.
 
   cpuset.mems.effective
-	A read-only multiple values file which exists on non-root
+	A read-only multiple values file which exists on all
 	cpuset-enabled cgroups.
 
 	It lists the onlined memory nodes that are actually granted to
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index 3960de7a75cc..fc1a809cd5bb 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -2574,14 +2574,12 @@ static struct cftype dfl_files[] = {
 		.name = "cpus.effective",
 		.seq_show = cpuset_common_seq_show,
 		.private = FILE_EFFECTIVE_CPULIST,
-		.flags = CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT,
 	},
 
 	{
 		.name = "mems.effective",
 		.seq_show = cpuset_common_seq_show,
 		.private = FILE_EFFECTIVE_MEMLIST,
-		.flags = CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT,
 	},
 
 	{