diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 11aa40097997..72ad4de66d10 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -2119,8 +2119,10 @@ int cgroup_setup_root(struct cgroup_root *root, u16 ss_mask)
 	if (ret)
 		goto exit_stats;
 
-	ret = cgroup_bpf_inherit(root_cgrp);
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(ret);
+	if (root == &cgrp_dfl_root) {
+		ret = cgroup_bpf_inherit(root_cgrp);
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(ret);
+	}
 
 	trace_cgroup_setup_root(root);
 
@@ -5626,9 +5628,11 @@ static struct cgroup *cgroup_create(struct cgroup *parent, const char *name,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_kernfs_remove;
 
-	ret = cgroup_bpf_inherit(cgrp);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_psi_free;
+	if (cgrp->root == &cgrp_dfl_root) {
+		ret = cgroup_bpf_inherit(cgrp);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_psi_free;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * New cgroup inherits effective freeze counter, and
@@ -5946,7 +5950,8 @@ static int cgroup_destroy_locked(struct cgroup *cgrp)
 
 	cgroup1_check_for_release(parent);
 
-	cgroup_bpf_offline(cgrp);
+	if (cgrp->root == &cgrp_dfl_root)
+		cgroup_bpf_offline(cgrp);
 
 	/* put the base reference */
 	percpu_ref_kill(&cgrp->self.refcnt);