diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-internal.h b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-internal.h
index 7ce7bd4b5fa0..8f7729b0a638 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-internal.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ extern char trace_cgroup_path[TRACE_CGROUP_PATH_LEN];
 struct cgroup_pidlist;
 
 struct cgroup_file_ctx {
+	struct cgroup_namespace	*ns;
+
 	struct {
 		void			*trigger;
 	} psi;
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index b2ace9339595..4e8284d8cacc 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -3457,14 +3457,19 @@ static int cgroup_file_open(struct kernfs_open_file *of)
 	ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctx)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ctx->ns = current->nsproxy->cgroup_ns;
+	get_cgroup_ns(ctx->ns);
 	of->priv = ctx;
 
 	if (!cft->open)
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = cft->open(of);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		put_cgroup_ns(ctx->ns);
 		kfree(ctx);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -3475,13 +3480,14 @@ static void cgroup_file_release(struct kernfs_open_file *of)
 
 	if (cft->release)
 		cft->release(of);
+	put_cgroup_ns(ctx->ns);
 	kfree(ctx);
 }
 
 static ssize_t cgroup_file_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
 				 size_t nbytes, loff_t off)
 {
-	struct cgroup_namespace *ns = current->nsproxy->cgroup_ns;
+	struct cgroup_file_ctx *ctx = of->priv;
 	struct cgroup *cgrp = of->kn->parent->priv;
 	struct cftype *cft = of->kn->priv;
 	struct cgroup_subsys_state *css;
@@ -3495,7 +3501,7 @@ static ssize_t cgroup_file_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
 	 */
 	if ((cgrp->root->flags & CGRP_ROOT_NS_DELEGATE) &&
 	    !(cft->flags & CFTYPE_NS_DELEGATABLE) &&
-	    ns != &init_cgroup_ns && ns->root_cset->dfl_cgrp == cgrp)
+	    ctx->ns != &init_cgroup_ns && ctx->ns->root_cset->dfl_cgrp == cgrp)
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (cft->write)
@@ -4457,9 +4463,9 @@ static int cgroup_procs_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
 
 static int cgroup_procs_write_permission(struct cgroup *src_cgrp,
 					 struct cgroup *dst_cgrp,
-					 struct super_block *sb)
+					 struct super_block *sb,
+					 struct cgroup_namespace *ns)
 {
-	struct cgroup_namespace *ns = current->nsproxy->cgroup_ns;
 	struct cgroup *com_cgrp = src_cgrp;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	int ret;
@@ -4495,6 +4501,7 @@ static int cgroup_procs_write_permission(struct cgroup *src_cgrp,
 static ssize_t cgroup_procs_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 				  char *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t off)
 {
+	struct cgroup_file_ctx *ctx = of->priv;
 	struct cgroup *src_cgrp, *dst_cgrp;
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	const struct cred *saved_cred;
@@ -4521,7 +4528,8 @@ static ssize_t cgroup_procs_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	 */
 	saved_cred = override_creds(of->file->f_cred);
 	ret = cgroup_procs_write_permission(src_cgrp, dst_cgrp,
-					    of->file->f_path.dentry->d_sb);
+					    of->file->f_path.dentry->d_sb,
+					    ctx->ns);
 	revert_creds(saved_cred);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_finish;
@@ -4544,6 +4552,7 @@ static void *cgroup_threads_start(struct seq_file *s, loff_t *pos)
 static ssize_t cgroup_threads_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 				    char *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t off)
 {
+	struct cgroup_file_ctx *ctx = of->priv;
 	struct cgroup *src_cgrp, *dst_cgrp;
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	const struct cred *saved_cred;
@@ -4572,7 +4581,8 @@ static ssize_t cgroup_threads_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	 */
 	saved_cred = override_creds(of->file->f_cred);
 	ret = cgroup_procs_write_permission(src_cgrp, dst_cgrp,
-					    of->file->f_path.dentry->d_sb);
+					    of->file->f_path.dentry->d_sb,
+					    ctx->ns);
 	revert_creds(saved_cred);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_finish;