diff --git a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
index d154e52dd7ae..6d92e393e1bc 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
@@ -695,8 +695,10 @@ static void purge_effective_progs(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct bpf_prog *prog,
 				pos++;
 			}
 		}
+
+		/* no link or prog match, skip the cgroup of this layer */
+		continue;
 found:
-		BUG_ON(!cg);
 		progs = rcu_dereference_protected(
 				desc->bpf.effective[type],
 				lockdep_is_held(&cgroup_mutex));