diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 2db2aeac8a9e..845eec01ef9d 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -1061,13 +1061,9 @@ static __always_inline struct mem_cgroup *get_active_memcg(void)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	memcg = active_memcg();
-	if (memcg) {
-		/* current->active_memcg must hold a ref. */
-		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!css_tryget(&memcg->css)))
-			memcg = root_mem_cgroup;
-		else
-			memcg = current->active_memcg;
-	}
+	/* remote memcg must hold a ref. */
+	if (memcg && WARN_ON_ONCE(!css_tryget(&memcg->css)))
+		memcg = root_mem_cgroup;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return memcg;