diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 489c25713edc..455f67ff31b5 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -1751,13 +1751,13 @@ static int css_populate_dir(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 
 	if (!css->ss) {
 		if (cgroup_on_dfl(cgrp)) {
-			ret = cgroup_addrm_files(&cgrp->self, cgrp,
+			ret = cgroup_addrm_files(css, cgrp,
 						 cgroup_base_files, true);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 
 			if (cgroup_psi_enabled()) {
-				ret = cgroup_addrm_files(&cgrp->self, cgrp,
+				ret = cgroup_addrm_files(css, cgrp,
 							 cgroup_psi_files, true);
 				if (ret < 0)
 					return ret;