diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h b/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
index 539c64eeef38..933c4487a846 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup-defs.h
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ struct cgroup_freezer_state {
 	int nr_frozen_tasks;
 
 	/* Freeze time data consistency protection */
-	seqcount_t freeze_seq;
+	seqcount_spinlock_t freeze_seq;
 
 	/*
 	 * Most recent time the cgroup was requested to freeze.
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index ab096b884bbc..fe175326b155 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -5789,7 +5789,7 @@ static struct cgroup *cgroup_create(struct cgroup *parent, const char *name,
 	 * if the parent has to be frozen, the child has too.
 	 */
 	cgrp->freezer.e_freeze = parent->freezer.e_freeze;
-	seqcount_init(&cgrp->freezer.freeze_seq);
+	seqcount_spinlock_init(&cgrp->freezer.freeze_seq, &css_set_lock);
 	if (cgrp->freezer.e_freeze) {
 		/*
 		 * Set the CGRP_FREEZE flag, so when a process will be