diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 030e4286f14c..76c0ef2cb509 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -3148,6 +3148,16 @@ static int cgroup_enable_threaded(struct cgroup *cgrp)
 	if (cgroup_is_threaded(cgrp))
 		return 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * If @cgroup is populated or has domain controllers enabled, it
+	 * can't be switched.  While the below cgroup_can_be_thread_root()
+	 * test can catch the same conditions, that's only when @parent is
+	 * not mixable, so let's check it explicitly.
+	 */
+	if (cgroup_is_populated(cgrp) ||
+	    cgrp->subtree_control & ~cgrp_dfl_threaded_ss_mask)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	/* we're joining the parent's domain, ensure its validity */
 	if (!cgroup_is_valid_domain(dom_cgrp) ||
 	    !cgroup_can_be_thread_root(dom_cgrp))