diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 775b94b1b8bd..a8abf919c70a 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ struct mem_cgroup_threshold {
 
 /* For threshold */
 struct mem_cgroup_threshold_ary {
-	/* An array index points to threshold just below usage. */
+	/* An array index points to threshold just below or equal to usage. */
 	int current_threshold;
 	/* Size of entries[] */
 	unsigned int size;
@@ -4280,7 +4280,7 @@ static void __mem_cgroup_threshold(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, bool swap)
 	usage = mem_cgroup_usage(memcg, swap);
 
 	/*
-	 * current_threshold points to threshold just below usage.
+	 * current_threshold points to threshold just below or equal to usage.
 	 * If it's not true, a threshold was crossed after last
 	 * call of __mem_cgroup_threshold().
 	 */
@@ -4406,14 +4406,15 @@ static int mem_cgroup_usage_register_event(struct cgroup *cgrp,
 	/* Find current threshold */
 	new->current_threshold = -1;
 	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-		if (new->entries[i].threshold < usage) {
+		if (new->entries[i].threshold <= usage) {
 			/*
 			 * new->current_threshold will not be used until
 			 * rcu_assign_pointer(), so it's safe to increment
 			 * it here.
 			 */
 			++new->current_threshold;
-		}
+		} else
+			break;
 	}
 
 	/* Free old spare buffer and save old primary buffer as spare */
@@ -4482,7 +4483,7 @@ static void mem_cgroup_usage_unregister_event(struct cgroup *cgrp,
 			continue;
 
 		new->entries[j] = thresholds->primary->entries[i];
-		if (new->entries[j].threshold < usage) {
+		if (new->entries[j].threshold <= usage) {
 			/*
 			 * new->current_threshold will not be used
 			 * until rcu_assign_pointer(), so it's safe to increment