diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 4ca3cb993da2..bc8ac49b3bec 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -3995,7 +3995,7 @@ static int cgroup_cpu_pressure_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 static ssize_t pressure_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
 			      size_t nbytes, enum psi_res res)
 {
-	struct cgroup_file_ctx *ctx = of->priv;
+	struct cgroup_file_ctx *ctx;
 	struct psi_trigger *new;
 	struct cgroup *cgrp;
 	struct psi_group *psi;
@@ -4004,6 +4004,12 @@ static ssize_t pressure_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
 	if (!cgrp)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	ctx = of->priv;
+	if (!ctx) {
+		cgroup_kn_unlock(of->kn);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	cgroup_get(cgrp);
 	cgroup_kn_unlock(of->kn);