diff --git a/include/linux/memcontrol.h b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
index d0b036123c6a..6ef4a552e09d 100644
--- a/include/linux/memcontrol.h
+++ b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
@@ -215,13 +215,16 @@ struct mem_cgroup {
 	struct mem_cgroup_id id;
 
 	/* Accounted resources */
-	struct page_counter memory;
-	struct page_counter swap;
+	struct page_counter memory;		/* Both v1 & v2 */
+
+	union {
+		struct page_counter swap;	/* v2 only */
+		struct page_counter memsw;	/* v1 only */
+	};
 
 	/* Legacy consumer-oriented counters */
-	struct page_counter memsw;
-	struct page_counter kmem;
-	struct page_counter tcpmem;
+	struct page_counter kmem;		/* v1 only */
+	struct page_counter tcpmem;		/* v1 only */
 
 	/* Range enforcement for interrupt charges */
 	struct work_struct high_work;
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 962f8d649b83..a0bfc92804b7 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -5295,13 +5295,11 @@ mem_cgroup_css_alloc(struct cgroup_subsys_state *parent_css)
 		memcg->use_hierarchy = true;
 		page_counter_init(&memcg->memory, &parent->memory);
 		page_counter_init(&memcg->swap, &parent->swap);
-		page_counter_init(&memcg->memsw, &parent->memsw);
 		page_counter_init(&memcg->kmem, &parent->kmem);
 		page_counter_init(&memcg->tcpmem, &parent->tcpmem);
 	} else {
 		page_counter_init(&memcg->memory, NULL);
 		page_counter_init(&memcg->swap, NULL);
-		page_counter_init(&memcg->memsw, NULL);
 		page_counter_init(&memcg->kmem, NULL);
 		page_counter_init(&memcg->tcpmem, NULL);
 		/*
@@ -5430,7 +5428,6 @@ static void mem_cgroup_css_reset(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 
 	page_counter_set_max(&memcg->memory, PAGE_COUNTER_MAX);
 	page_counter_set_max(&memcg->swap, PAGE_COUNTER_MAX);
-	page_counter_set_max(&memcg->memsw, PAGE_COUNTER_MAX);
 	page_counter_set_max(&memcg->kmem, PAGE_COUNTER_MAX);
 	page_counter_set_max(&memcg->tcpmem, PAGE_COUNTER_MAX);
 	page_counter_set_min(&memcg->memory, 0);