diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index 9a8a61301524..42e568306382 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -1370,6 +1370,15 @@ static int fmeter_getrate(struct fmeter *fmp)
 	return val;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Protected by cgroup_lock. The nodemasks must be stored globally because
+ * dynamically allocating them is not allowed in can_attach, and they must
+ * persist until attach.
+ */
+static cpumask_var_t cpus_attach;
+static nodemask_t cpuset_attach_nodemask_from;
+static nodemask_t cpuset_attach_nodemask_to;
+
 /* Called by cgroups to determine if a cpuset is usable; cgroup_mutex held */
 static int cpuset_can_attach(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cgrp,
 			     struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
@@ -1396,29 +1405,16 @@ static int cpuset_can_attach(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cgrp,
 		if ((ret = security_task_setscheduler(task)))
 			return ret;
 	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Protected by cgroup_lock. The nodemasks must be stored globally because
- * dynamically allocating them is not allowed in pre_attach, and they must
- * persist among pre_attach, and attach.
- */
-static cpumask_var_t cpus_attach;
-static nodemask_t cpuset_attach_nodemask_from;
-static nodemask_t cpuset_attach_nodemask_to;
-
-/* Set-up work for before attaching each task. */
-static void cpuset_pre_attach(struct cgroup *cont)
-{
-	struct cpuset *cs = cgroup_cs(cont);
 
+	/* prepare for attach */
 	if (cs == &top_cpuset)
 		cpumask_copy(cpus_attach, cpu_possible_mask);
 	else
 		guarantee_online_cpus(cs, cpus_attach);
 
 	guarantee_online_mems(cs, &cpuset_attach_nodemask_to);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void cpuset_attach(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cgrp,
@@ -1904,7 +1900,6 @@ struct cgroup_subsys cpuset_subsys = {
 	.create = cpuset_create,
 	.destroy = cpuset_destroy,
 	.can_attach = cpuset_can_attach,
-	.pre_attach = cpuset_pre_attach,
 	.attach = cpuset_attach,
 	.populate = cpuset_populate,
 	.post_clone = cpuset_post_clone,