diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 50879aa..8a02076 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -2444,6 +2444,20 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * cgroup_may_migrate_to - verify whether a cgroup can be migration destination
+ * @dst_cgrp: destination cgroup to test
+ *
+ * On the default hierarchy, except for the root, subtree_control must be
+ * zero for migration destination cgroups with tasks so that child cgroups
+ * don't compete against tasks.
+ */
+static bool cgroup_may_migrate_to(struct cgroup *dst_cgrp)
+{
+	return !cgroup_on_dfl(dst_cgrp) || !cgroup_parent(dst_cgrp) ||
+		!dst_cgrp->subtree_control;
+}
+
+/**
  * cgroup_migrate_finish - cleanup after attach
  * @preloaded_csets: list of preloaded css_sets
  *
@@ -2529,14 +2543,6 @@
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&cgroup_mutex);
 
-	/*
-	 * Except for the root, subtree_control must be zero for a cgroup
-	 * with tasks so that child cgroups don't compete against tasks.
-	 */
-	if (dst_cgrp && cgroup_on_dfl(dst_cgrp) && cgroup_parent(dst_cgrp) &&
-	    dst_cgrp->subtree_control)
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	/* look up the dst cset for each src cset and link it to src */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(src_cset, tmp_cset, preloaded_csets, mg_preload_node) {
 		struct css_set *dst_cset;
@@ -2634,6 +2640,9 @@
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!cgroup_may_migrate_to(dst_cgrp))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	/* look up all src csets */
 	spin_lock_bh(&css_set_lock);
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -4136,6 +4145,9 @@
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!cgroup_may_migrate_to(to))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	mutex_lock(&cgroup_mutex);
 
 	/* all tasks in @from are being moved, all csets are source */