diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 324446621b3ee..9095c39454251 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -1283,6 +1283,7 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void)
 				  nr_node_ids * sizeof(struct kmem_cache_node *),
 				  SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN, 0, 0);
 	list_add(&kmem_cache->list, &slab_caches);
+	memcg_link_cache(kmem_cache);
 	slab_state = PARTIAL;
 
 	/*