diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index ce7a8cc7b404..9d17310be470 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -1127,8 +1127,8 @@ skip_node:
 	 * skipping css reference should be safe.
 	 */
 	if (next_css) {
-		if ((next_css->flags & CSS_ONLINE) &&
-				(next_css == &root->css || css_tryget(next_css)))
+		if ((next_css == &root->css) ||
+		    ((next_css->flags & CSS_ONLINE) && css_tryget(next_css)))
 			return mem_cgroup_from_css(next_css);
 
 		prev_css = next_css;