diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 2d978b28a410..7f63a9381f71 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static bool sane_reclaim(struct scan_control *sc)
 	if (!memcg)
 		return true;
 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
-	if (memcg->css.cgroup)
+	if (cgroup_on_dfl(memcg->css.cgroup))
 		return true;
 #endif
 	return false;