diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 04973c084c63..9e0e00a2c941 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -3610,6 +3610,7 @@ mem_cgroup_css_alloc(struct cgroup_subsys_state *parent_css)
 {
 	struct mem_cgroup *parent = mem_cgroup_from_css(parent_css);
 	struct mem_cgroup *memcg, *old_memcg;
+	bool memcg_on_dfl = cgroup_subsys_on_dfl(memory_cgrp_subsys);
 
 	old_memcg = set_active_memcg(parent);
 	memcg = mem_cgroup_alloc(parent);
@@ -3627,7 +3628,7 @@ mem_cgroup_css_alloc(struct cgroup_subsys_state *parent_css)
 	if (parent) {
 		WRITE_ONCE(memcg->swappiness, mem_cgroup_swappiness(parent));
 
-		page_counter_init(&memcg->memory, &parent->memory, true);
+		page_counter_init(&memcg->memory, &parent->memory, memcg_on_dfl);
 		page_counter_init(&memcg->swap, &parent->swap, false);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG_V1
 		WRITE_ONCE(memcg->oom_kill_disable, READ_ONCE(parent->oom_kill_disable));
@@ -3647,7 +3648,7 @@ mem_cgroup_css_alloc(struct cgroup_subsys_state *parent_css)
 		return &memcg->css;
 	}
 
-	if (cgroup_subsys_on_dfl(memory_cgrp_subsys) && !cgroup_memory_nosocket)
+	if (memcg_on_dfl && !cgroup_memory_nosocket)
 		static_branch_inc(&memcg_sockets_enabled_key);
 
 	if (!cgroup_memory_nobpf)