diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 60d38e2f69dd..a86857edaa57 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -1711,6 +1711,7 @@ int rebind_subsystems(struct cgroup_root *dst_root, u16 ss_mask)
 	struct cgroup *dcgrp = &dst_root->cgrp;
 	struct cgroup_subsys *ss;
 	int ssid, i, ret;
+	u16 dfl_disable_ss_mask = 0;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&cgroup_mutex);
 
@@ -1727,8 +1728,28 @@ int rebind_subsystems(struct cgroup_root *dst_root, u16 ss_mask)
 		/* can't move between two non-dummy roots either */
 		if (ss->root != &cgrp_dfl_root && dst_root != &cgrp_dfl_root)
 			return -EBUSY;
+
+		/*
+		 * Collect ssid's that need to be disabled from default
+		 * hierarchy.
+		 */
+		if (ss->root == &cgrp_dfl_root)
+			dfl_disable_ss_mask |= 1 << ssid;
+
 	} while_each_subsys_mask();
 
+	if (dfl_disable_ss_mask) {
+		struct cgroup *scgrp = &cgrp_dfl_root.cgrp;
+
+		/*
+		 * Controllers from default hierarchy that need to be rebound
+		 * are all disabled together in one go.
+		 */
+		cgrp_dfl_root.subsys_mask &= ~dfl_disable_ss_mask;
+		WARN_ON(cgroup_apply_control(scgrp));
+		cgroup_finalize_control(scgrp, 0);
+	}
+
 	do_each_subsys_mask(ss, ssid, ss_mask) {
 		struct cgroup_root *src_root = ss->root;
 		struct cgroup *scgrp = &src_root->cgrp;
@@ -1737,10 +1758,12 @@ int rebind_subsystems(struct cgroup_root *dst_root, u16 ss_mask)
 
 		WARN_ON(!css || cgroup_css(dcgrp, ss));
 
-		/* disable from the source */
-		src_root->subsys_mask &= ~(1 << ssid);
-		WARN_ON(cgroup_apply_control(scgrp));
-		cgroup_finalize_control(scgrp, 0);
+		if (src_root != &cgrp_dfl_root) {
+			/* disable from the source */
+			src_root->subsys_mask &= ~(1 << ssid);
+			WARN_ON(cgroup_apply_control(scgrp));
+			cgroup_finalize_control(scgrp, 0);
+		}
 
 		/* rebind */
 		RCU_INIT_POINTER(scgrp->subsys[ssid], NULL);