diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 24989022ff62..afb1205fc789 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -2227,12 +2227,14 @@ static struct file_system_type cgroup_fs_type = {
 	.name = "cgroup",
 	.mount = cgroup_mount,
 	.kill_sb = cgroup_kill_sb,
+	.fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
 };
 
 static struct file_system_type cgroup2_fs_type = {
 	.name = "cgroup2",
 	.mount = cgroup_mount,
 	.kill_sb = cgroup_kill_sb,
+	.fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
 };
 
 static char *cgroup_path_ns_locked(struct cgroup *cgrp, char *buf, size_t buflen,