diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 6a9a7e1066ef..84e4c23ed606 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -871,26 +871,45 @@ void mem_cgroup_iter_break(struct mem_cgroup *root,
 		css_put(&prev->css);
 }
 
-static void invalidate_reclaim_iterators(struct mem_cgroup *dead_memcg)
+static void __invalidate_reclaim_iterators(struct mem_cgroup *from,
+					struct mem_cgroup *dead_memcg)
 {
-	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = dead_memcg;
 	struct mem_cgroup_reclaim_iter *iter;
 	struct mem_cgroup_per_node *mz;
 	int nid;
 	int i;
 
-	for (; memcg; memcg = parent_mem_cgroup(memcg)) {
-		for_each_node(nid) {
-			mz = mem_cgroup_nodeinfo(memcg, nid);
-			for (i = 0; i <= DEF_PRIORITY; i++) {
-				iter = &mz->iter[i];
-				cmpxchg(&iter->position,
-					dead_memcg, NULL);
-			}
+	for_each_node(nid) {
+		mz = mem_cgroup_nodeinfo(from, nid);
+		for (i = 0; i <= DEF_PRIORITY; i++) {
+			iter = &mz->iter[i];
+			cmpxchg(&iter->position,
+				dead_memcg, NULL);
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+static void invalidate_reclaim_iterators(struct mem_cgroup *dead_memcg)
+{
+	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = dead_memcg;
+	struct mem_cgroup *last;
+
+	do {
+		__invalidate_reclaim_iterators(memcg, dead_memcg);
+		last = memcg;
+	} while ((memcg = parent_mem_cgroup(memcg)));
+
+	/*
+	 * When cgruop1 non-hierarchy mode is used,
+	 * parent_mem_cgroup() does not walk all the way up to the
+	 * cgroup root (root_mem_cgroup). So we have to handle
+	 * dead_memcg from cgroup root separately.
+	 */
+	if (last != root_mem_cgroup)
+		__invalidate_reclaim_iterators(root_mem_cgroup,
+						dead_memcg);
+}
+
 /*
  * Iteration constructs for visiting all cgroups (under a tree).  If
  * loops are exited prematurely (break), mem_cgroup_iter_break() must