diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup.h b/include/linux/cgroup.h
index a7e4611e20c8..05ed2a209e74 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup.h
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 /* walk all threaded css_sets in the domain */
 #define CSS_TASK_ITER_THREADED		(1U << 1)
 
+/* internal flags */
+#define CSS_TASK_ITER_SKIPPED		(1U << 16)
+
 /* a css_task_iter should be treated as an opaque object */
 struct css_task_iter {
 	struct cgroup_subsys		*ss;
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 217cec4e22c6..035aee466bbf 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ static struct cftype cgroup_base_files[];
 
 static int cgroup_apply_control(struct cgroup *cgrp);
 static void cgroup_finalize_control(struct cgroup *cgrp, int ret);
-static void css_task_iter_advance(struct css_task_iter *it);
+static void css_task_iter_skip(struct css_task_iter *it,
+			       struct task_struct *task);
 static int cgroup_destroy_locked(struct cgroup *cgrp);
 static struct cgroup_subsys_state *css_create(struct cgroup *cgrp,
 					      struct cgroup_subsys *ss);
@@ -843,6 +844,21 @@ static void css_set_update_populated(struct css_set *cset, bool populated)
 		cgroup_update_populated(link->cgrp, populated);
 }
 
+/*
+ * @task is leaving, advance task iterators which are pointing to it so
+ * that they can resume at the next position.  Advancing an iterator might
+ * remove it from the list, use safe walk.  See css_task_iter_skip() for
+ * details.
+ */
+static void css_set_skip_task_iters(struct css_set *cset,
+				    struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	struct css_task_iter *it, *pos;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(it, pos, &cset->task_iters, iters_node)
+		css_task_iter_skip(it, task);
+}
+
 /**
  * css_set_move_task - move a task from one css_set to another
  * @task: task being moved
@@ -868,22 +884,9 @@ static void css_set_move_task(struct task_struct *task,
 		css_set_update_populated(to_cset, true);
 
 	if (from_cset) {
-		struct css_task_iter *it, *pos;
-
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(list_empty(&task->cg_list));
 
-		/*
-		 * @task is leaving, advance task iterators which are
-		 * pointing to it so that they can resume at the next
-		 * position.  Advancing an iterator might remove it from
-		 * the list, use safe walk.  See css_task_iter_advance*()
-		 * for details.
-		 */
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(it, pos, &from_cset->task_iters,
-					 iters_node)
-			if (it->task_pos == &task->cg_list)
-				css_task_iter_advance(it);
-
+		css_set_skip_task_iters(from_cset, task);
 		list_del_init(&task->cg_list);
 		if (!css_set_populated(from_cset))
 			css_set_update_populated(from_cset, false);
@@ -4430,10 +4433,19 @@ static void css_task_iter_advance_css_set(struct css_task_iter *it)
 	list_add(&it->iters_node, &cset->task_iters);
 }
 
+static void css_task_iter_skip(struct css_task_iter *it,
+			       struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&css_set_lock);
+
+	if (it->task_pos == &task->cg_list) {
+		it->task_pos = it->task_pos->next;
+		it->flags |= CSS_TASK_ITER_SKIPPED;
+	}
+}
+
 static void css_task_iter_advance(struct css_task_iter *it)
 {
-	struct list_head *next;
-
 	lockdep_assert_held(&css_set_lock);
 repeat:
 	if (it->task_pos) {
@@ -4442,15 +4454,15 @@ repeat:
 		 * consumed first and then ->mg_tasks.  After ->mg_tasks,
 		 * we move onto the next cset.
 		 */
-		next = it->task_pos->next;
-
-		if (next == it->tasks_head)
-			next = it->mg_tasks_head->next;
-
-		if (next == it->mg_tasks_head)
-			css_task_iter_advance_css_set(it);
+		if (it->flags & CSS_TASK_ITER_SKIPPED)
+			it->flags &= ~CSS_TASK_ITER_SKIPPED;
 		else
-			it->task_pos = next;
+			it->task_pos = it->task_pos->next;
+
+		if (it->task_pos == it->tasks_head)
+			it->task_pos = it->mg_tasks_head->next;
+		if (it->task_pos == it->mg_tasks_head)
+			css_task_iter_advance_css_set(it);
 	} else {
 		/* called from start, proceed to the first cset */
 		css_task_iter_advance_css_set(it);