diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index aa95591c1430..793f37176077 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -1566,10 +1566,10 @@ static struct dentry *cgroup_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 		mutex_lock(&cgroup_mutex);
 		mutex_lock(&cgroup_root_mutex);
 
-		root_cgrp->id = idr_alloc(&root->cgroup_idr, root_cgrp,
-					   0, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (root_cgrp->id < 0)
+		ret = idr_alloc(&root->cgroup_idr, root_cgrp, 0, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (ret < 0)
 			goto unlock_drop;
+		root_cgrp->id = ret;
 
 		/* Check for name clashes with existing mounts */
 		ret = -EBUSY;